diff --git a/src/main/java/carpetextra/dispenser/CarpetExtraDispenserBehaviors.java b/src/main/java/carpetextra/dispenser/CarpetExtraDispenserBehaviors.java
index add91ac9..0c96def5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/carpetextra/dispenser/CarpetExtraDispenserBehaviors.java
+++ b/src/main/java/carpetextra/dispenser/CarpetExtraDispenserBehaviors.java
@@ -243,9 +243,14 @@ else if(CauldronWaterDispenserBehavior.isWaterCauldronItem(stack)) {
         }
 
         // dispensersPlaceBoatsOnIce
-        if (CarpetExtraSettings.dispensersPlaceBoatsOnIce && item instanceof BoatItem && frontBlock == Blocks.AIR) {
-            BlockPos blockBelowFrontBlockPos = frontBlockPos.down();
-            if (world.getBlockState(blockBelowFrontBlockPos).isIn(BlockTags.ICE)) {
+        if (CarpetExtraSettings.dispensersPlaceBoatsOnIce && item instanceof BoatItem) {
+            BlockState frontState = world.getBlockState(frontBlockPos);
+
+            boolean iceInFront = frontState.isIn(BlockTags.ICE);
+            boolean airInFront = frontState.isAir();
+            boolean iceBelowFront = world.getBlockState(frontBlockPos.down()).isIn(BlockTags.ICE);
+
+            if (iceInFront || (airInFront && iceBelowFront)) {
                 return PLACE_BOAT_ON_ICE;
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/main/java/carpetextra/dispenser/behaviors/PlaceBoatOnIceDispenserBehavior.java b/src/main/java/carpetextra/dispenser/behaviors/PlaceBoatOnIceDispenserBehavior.java
index 713ba12a..8eb3b2ee 100644
--- a/src/main/java/carpetextra/dispenser/behaviors/PlaceBoatOnIceDispenserBehavior.java
+++ b/src/main/java/carpetextra/dispenser/behaviors/PlaceBoatOnIceDispenserBehavior.java
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 package carpetextra.dispenser.behaviors;
 
 import carpetextra.mixins.BoatItemAccessorMixin;
-import net.minecraft.block.Block;
-import net.minecraft.block.BlockState;
-import net.minecraft.block.Blocks;
 import net.minecraft.block.DispenserBlock;
 import net.minecraft.block.dispenser.FallibleItemDispenserBehavior;
 import net.minecraft.entity.EntityType;
@@ -21,10 +18,10 @@ public class PlaceBoatOnIceDispenserBehavior extends FallibleItemDispenserBehavi
 
     @Override
     public ItemStack dispenseSilently(BlockPointer pointer, ItemStack stack) {
-        this.setSuccess(true);
+        this.setSuccess(false);
         ServerWorld world = pointer.world();
         Direction facing = pointer.state().get(DispenserBlock.FACING);
-        
+
         BoatItemAccessorMixin boatInfo = (BoatItemAccessorMixin) stack.getItem();
         EntityType<? extends AbstractBoatEntity> boatType = boatInfo.getType();
 
@@ -34,24 +31,27 @@ public ItemStack dispenseSilently(BlockPointer pointer, ItemStack stack) {
         double y = vec3d.getY() + facing.getOffsetY() * 1.125F;
         double z = vec3d.getZ() + facing.getOffsetZ() * d;
 
-        BlockPos frontBlockPos = pointer.pos().offset(facing);
-        Block frontBlock = world.getBlockState(frontBlockPos).getBlock();
-        BlockState stateBelowFront = world.getBlockState(frontBlockPos.down());
+        BlockPos frontPos = pointer.pos().offset(facing);
+        boolean iceInFront = world.getBlockState(frontPos).isIn(BlockTags.ICE);
+        boolean airInFront = world.getBlockState(frontPos).isAir();
+        boolean iceBelowFront = world.getBlockState(frontPos.down()).isIn(BlockTags.ICE);
 
-        if (frontBlock == Blocks.AIR && stateBelowFront.isIn(BlockTags.ICE)) {
-            AbstractBoatEntity boatEntity = boatType.create(world, SpawnReason.DISPENSER);
+        if (!(iceInFront || (airInFront && iceBelowFront))) {
+            return stack;
+        }
 
-            boatEntity.initPosition(x, y, z);
-            EntityType.copier(world, stack, null).accept(boatEntity);
-            boatEntity.setYaw(facing.getPositiveHorizontalDegrees());
+        double h = iceInFront ? 1.0 : 0.0;
 
-            world.spawnEntity(boatEntity);
+        AbstractBoatEntity boat = boatType.create(world, SpawnReason.DISPENSER);
+        if (boat != null) {
+            boat.initPosition(x, y + h, z);
+            EntityType.copier(world, stack, null).accept(boat);
+            boat.setYaw(facing.getPositiveHorizontalDegrees());
+            world.spawnEntity(boat);
             stack.decrement(1);
-            return stack;
+            this.setSuccess(true);
         }
 
-        // fail to dispense
-        this.setSuccess(false);
         return stack;
     }
 }