diff --git a/src/main/java/world/bentobox/aoneblock/oneblocks/customblock/CraftEngineCustomBlock.java b/src/main/java/world/bentobox/aoneblock/oneblocks/customblock/CraftEngineCustomBlock.java
index 0c31d30..e71c703 100644
--- a/src/main/java/world/bentobox/aoneblock/oneblocks/customblock/CraftEngineCustomBlock.java
+++ b/src/main/java/world/bentobox/aoneblock/oneblocks/customblock/CraftEngineCustomBlock.java
@@ -27,9 +27,11 @@ public static Optional<CraftEngineCustomBlock> fromId(String id) {
     }
 
     public static Optional<CraftEngineCustomBlock> fromMap(Map<?, ?> map) {
-        return Optional
-                .ofNullable(Objects.toString(map.get("id"), null))
-                .flatMap(CraftEngineCustomBlock::fromId);
+        String id = Objects.toString(map.get("id"), null);
+        if (id == null) {
+            return Optional.empty();
+        }
+        return Optional.of(new CraftEngineCustomBlock(id));
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/src/test/java/world/bentobox/aoneblock/oneblocks/customblock/CraftEngineCustomBlockTest.java b/src/test/java/world/bentobox/aoneblock/oneblocks/customblock/CraftEngineCustomBlockTest.java
index cd35d31..4383f96 100644
--- a/src/test/java/world/bentobox/aoneblock/oneblocks/customblock/CraftEngineCustomBlockTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/world/bentobox/aoneblock/oneblocks/customblock/CraftEngineCustomBlockTest.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package world.bentobox.aoneblock.oneblocks.customblock;
 
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertInstanceOf;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
 
 import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
@@ -27,4 +28,23 @@ void fromMapReturnsEmptyWhenIdMissing() {
 
         assertTrue(result.isEmpty(), "Should return empty when 'id' is missing");
     }
+
+    /**
+     * {@code fromMap} must succeed even when CraftEngine has not yet loaded its
+     * block registry (i.e. without calling {@code CraftEngineHook.exists}).
+     * This prevents false "Bad custom block" errors during the initial server
+     * start-up phase that occurs before CraftEngine fires its reload event.
+     */
+    @Test
+    void fromMapReturnsPresentWhenIdProvided() {
+        Map<String, Object> map = new LinkedHashMap<>();
+        map.put("type", "craftengine");
+        map.put("id", "oneblock:common_loot_block");
+        map.put("probability", 300);
+
+        var result = CraftEngineCustomBlock.fromMap(map);
+
+        assertTrue(result.isPresent(), "Should return a block when 'id' is present, regardless of CraftEngine load state");
+        assertInstanceOf(CraftEngineCustomBlock.class, result.get());
+    }
 }