diff --git a/src/main/java/de/diddiz/LogBlock/BlockChange.java b/src/main/java/de/diddiz/LogBlock/BlockChange.java
index 16b2a7e..450f7fd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/diddiz/LogBlock/BlockChange.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/diddiz/LogBlock/BlockChange.java
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ public class BlockChange implements LookupCacheElement {
             } else if (type.getMaterial() == Material.DAYLIGHT_DETECTOR) {
                 msg.append("set ").append(type.getMaterial().name()).append(" to ").append(((DaylightDetector) type).isInverted() ? "inverted" : "normal");
             } else if (type instanceof Lectern) {
-                msg.append("changed the book on a ").append(type.getMaterial().name()).append(" to").append(replacedDetails.length() == 0 ? "empty" : replacedDetails);
+                msg.append("changed the book on a ").append(type.getMaterial().name()).append(" to").append(typeDetails.length() == 0 ? " empty" : typeDetails);
             } else if (type instanceof Powerable) {
                 msg.append("stepped on ").append(type.getMaterial().name());
             } else if (type.getMaterial() == Material.TRIPWIRE) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/diddiz/LogBlock/listeners/BlockPlaceLogging.java b/src/main/java/de/diddiz/LogBlock/listeners/BlockPlaceLogging.java
index cf1bd4b..9912f90 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/diddiz/LogBlock/listeners/BlockPlaceLogging.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/diddiz/LogBlock/listeners/BlockPlaceLogging.java
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public class BlockPlaceLogging extends LoggingListener {
             final BlockState before = event.getBlockReplacedState();
             final BlockState after = event.getBlockPlaced().getState();
             final Actor actor = Actor.actorFromEntity(event.getPlayer());
-            if (before.getType() == Material.LECTERN && after.getType() == Material.LECTERN && !Config.isLogging(event.getBlock().getWorld(), Logging.LECTERNBOOKCHANGE)) {
+            if (before.getType() == Material.LECTERN && after.getType() == Material.LECTERN) {
                 return;
             }
             LoggingUtil.smartLogBlockPlace(consumer, actor, before, after);
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/diddiz/LogBlock/listeners/LecternLogging.java b/src/main/java/de/diddiz/LogBlock/listeners/LecternLogging.java
index 491d4b2..e6b367c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/diddiz/LogBlock/listeners/LecternLogging.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/diddiz/LogBlock/listeners/LecternLogging.java
@@ -6,16 +6,37 @@ import de.diddiz.LogBlock.Actor;
 import de.diddiz.LogBlock.LogBlock;
 import de.diddiz.LogBlock.Logging;
 import de.diddiz.LogBlock.config.WorldConfig;
+import org.bukkit.Material;
+import org.bukkit.block.BlockState;
 import org.bukkit.block.Lectern;
 import org.bukkit.event.EventHandler;
 import org.bukkit.event.EventPriority;
+import org.bukkit.event.block.BlockPlaceEvent;
 import org.bukkit.event.player.PlayerTakeLecternBookEvent;
+import org.bukkit.inventory.ItemStack;
 
 public class LecternLogging extends LoggingListener {
     public LecternLogging(LogBlock lb) {
         super(lb);
     }
 
+    @EventHandler(priority = EventPriority.MONITOR, ignoreCancelled = true)
+    public void onBlockPlace(BlockPlaceEvent event) {
+        final WorldConfig wcfg = getWorldConfig(event.getPlayer().getWorld());
+        if (wcfg != null && wcfg.isLogging(Logging.LECTERNBOOKCHANGE)) {
+            final BlockState before = event.getBlockReplacedState();
+            final BlockState after = event.getBlockPlaced().getState();
+            if (before.getType() == Material.LECTERN && after.getType() == Material.LECTERN) {
+                Lectern lecternBefore = (Lectern) before.getBlock().getState();
+                ItemStack book = lecternBefore.getSnapshotInventory().getItem(0);
+                lecternBefore.getSnapshotInventory().setItem(0, null);
+                lecternBefore.setBlockData(before.getBlockData());
+                consumer.queueBlockReplace(Actor.actorFromEntity(event.getPlayer()), lecternBefore, after);
+                lecternBefore.getSnapshotInventory().setItem(0, book);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     @EventHandler(priority = EventPriority.MONITOR, ignoreCancelled = true)
     public void onPlayerTakeLecternBook(PlayerTakeLecternBookEvent event) {
         final WorldConfig wcfg = getWorldConfig(event.getPlayer().getWorld());
@@ -23,7 +44,11 @@ public class LecternLogging extends LoggingListener {
             Lectern oldState = event.getLectern();
             Lectern newState = (Lectern) oldState.getBlock().getState();
             newState.getSnapshotInventory().setItem(0, null);
-
+            org.bukkit.block.data.type.Lectern oldBlockData = (org.bukkit.block.data.type.Lectern) oldState.getBlockData();
+            org.bukkit.block.data.type.Lectern blockData = (org.bukkit.block.data.type.Lectern) Material.LECTERN.createBlockData();
+            blockData.setFacing(oldBlockData.getFacing());
+            blockData.setPowered(oldBlockData.isPowered());
+            newState.setBlockData(blockData);
             consumer.queueBlockReplace(Actor.actorFromEntity(event.getPlayer()), oldState, newState);
         }
     }