diff --git a/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/commands/BiomeCommands.java b/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/commands/BiomeCommands.java
index d38e518e6..784eb5bf1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/commands/BiomeCommands.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/commands/BiomeCommands.java
@@ -129,6 +129,11 @@ public void setBiome(CommandContext args, LocalSession session, LocalPlayer play
                           EditSession editSession) throws WorldEditException {
 
         final BiomeType target = we.getServer().getBiomes().get(args.getString(0));
+        if (target == null) {
+            player.printError("Biome '" + args.getString(0) + "' does not exist!");
+            return;
+        }
+
         if (args.hasFlag('p')) {
             Vector2D pos = player.getPosition().toVector2D();
             player.getWorld().setBiome(pos, target);
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/spout/SpoutWorld.java b/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/spout/SpoutWorld.java
index 695daa217..26dc842fc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/spout/SpoutWorld.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/spout/SpoutWorld.java
@@ -213,7 +213,8 @@ public void setBiome(Vector2D pt, BiomeType biome) {
         if (biome instanceof SpoutBiomeType &&
                 world.getGenerator() instanceof BiomeGenerator) {
             BiomeGenerator gen = (BiomeGenerator) world.getGenerator();
-            gen.setBiome(new Vector3(pt.getBlockX(), 0, pt.getBlockZ()), ((SpoutBiomeType) biome).getSpoutBiome());
+            throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Biome changing is not yet supported in Spout");
+            //gen.setBiome(new Vector3(pt.getBlockX(), 0, pt.getBlockZ()), ((SpoutBiomeType) biome).getSpoutBiome());
         }
     }