diff --git a/worldedit/manipulations.lua b/worldedit/manipulations.lua
index 8c6b8ad..cc27136 100644
--- a/worldedit/manipulations.lua
+++ b/worldedit/manipulations.lua
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ function worldedit.set_param2(pos1, pos2, param2)
 	pos1, pos2 = worldedit.sort_pos(pos1, pos2)
 
 	local manip, area = mh.init(pos1, pos2)
-	local param2_data = {}
+	local param2_data = manip:get_param2_data()
 
 	-- Set param2 for every node
 	for i in area:iterp(pos1, pos2) do