diff --git a/src/main/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/managers/island/DefaultNewIslandLocationStrategy.java b/src/main/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/managers/island/DefaultNewIslandLocationStrategy.java
index 1837b8d81..8f1ae17e8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/managers/island/DefaultNewIslandLocationStrategy.java
+++ b/src/main/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/managers/island/DefaultNewIslandLocationStrategy.java
@@ -46,12 +46,9 @@ public Location getNextLocation(World world) {
         // Find a free spot
         Map<Result, Integer> result = new EnumMap<>(Result.class);
         // Check center
-        last = Util.getClosestIsland(last);
         Result r = isIsland(last);
-
         while (!r.equals(Result.FREE) && result.getOrDefault(Result.BLOCKS_IN_AREA, 0) < MAX_UNOWNED_ISLANDS) {
             nextGridLocation(last);
-            last = Util.getClosestIsland(last);
             result.put(r, result.getOrDefault(r, 0) + 1);
             r = isIsland(last);
         }
@@ -73,10 +70,12 @@ public Location getNextLocation(World world) {
      * Checks if there is an island or blocks at this location
      *
      * @param location - the location
-     * @return true if island found, null if blocks found, false if nothing found
+     * @return Result enum if island found, null if blocks found, false if nothing found
      */
     protected Result isIsland(Location location) {
-
+        // Quick check
+        if (plugin.getIslands().getIslandAt(location).isPresent()) return Result.ISLAND_FOUND;
+        
         World world = location.getWorld();
 
         // Check 4 corners
diff --git a/src/test/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/managers/island/DefaultNewIslandLocationStrategyTest.java b/src/test/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/managers/island/DefaultNewIslandLocationStrategyTest.java
index de8515105..903aa33cd 100644
--- a/src/test/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/managers/island/DefaultNewIslandLocationStrategyTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/managers/island/DefaultNewIslandLocationStrategyTest.java
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ public class DefaultNewIslandLocationStrategyTest {
     @Mock
     private Block adjBlock;
 
+    private int count;
+
     /**
      * @throws java.lang.Exception
      */
@@ -147,6 +149,21 @@ public void testGetNextLocationSuccessSomeIslands() {
         assertEquals(location,dnils.getNextLocation(world));
         verify(im).setLast(location);
     }
+    
+    /**
+     * Test method for {@link world.bentobox.bentobox.managers.island.DefaultNewIslandLocationStrategy#getNextLocation(org.bukkit.World)}.
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testGetNextLocationSuccessSomeIslands10() {
+        Optional<Island> opIsland = Optional.of(new Island());
+        Optional<Island> emptyIsland = Optional.empty();
+        count = 0;
+        //long time = System.currentTimeMillis();
+        when(im.getIslandAt(any())).thenAnswer(i -> count++ > 10 ? emptyIsland :opIsland);
+        assertEquals(location,dnils.getNextLocation(world));
+        //System.out.println(System.currentTimeMillis() - time);
+        verify(im).setLast(location);
+    }
 
     /**
      * Test method for {@link world.bentobox.bentobox.managers.island.DefaultNewIslandLocationStrategy#isIsland(org.bukkit.Location)}.