diff --git a/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/blacksmith/trait/ReforgeSession.java b/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/blacksmith/trait/ReforgeSession.java
index 91cd94d..583aa0a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/blacksmith/trait/ReforgeSession.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/blacksmith/trait/ReforgeSession.java
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ import org.bukkit.inventory.ItemStack;
 import org.bukkit.inventory.meta.Damageable;
 import org.bukkit.inventory.meta.ItemMeta;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Calendar;
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.Random;
 import java.util.logging.Level;
@@ -119,20 +121,27 @@ public class ReforgeSession implements Runnable {
             // Abort if randomness isn't on our side, or if max enchantments has been reached
             return;
         }
-        // Choose a random enchantment
-        Enchantment enchantment;
-        int maxRetries = 100;
-        int retries = 0;
-        do {
-            // Try to find a working enchantment for the re-forged item up to maxRetries times
-            enchantment = Enchantment.getByKey(NamespacedKey.fromString(enchantments[random.nextInt(enchantments.length)]));
-        } while ((enchantment == null || !enchantment.canEnchantItem(itemToReforge)) && (retries++ < maxRetries));
 
-        if (enchantment != null && enchantment.canEnchantItem(itemToReforge)) {
-            int randomBound = enchantment.getMaxLevel() - enchantment.getStartLevel();
+        //Find usable enchantments first
+        List<Enchantment> usableEnchantments = new ArrayList<>();
+        for (String enchantmentName : enchantments) {
+            Enchantment enchantment = Enchantment.getByKey(NamespacedKey.fromString(enchantmentName));
+            if (enchantment != null && enchantment.canEnchantItem(itemToReforge)) {
+                usableEnchantments.add(enchantment);
+            }
+        }
+
+        //Choose a random enchantment
+        Enchantment randomEnchantment = usableEnchantments.get(random.nextInt(usableEnchantments.size()));
+        if (randomEnchantment != null) {
+            int randomBound = randomEnchantment.getMaxLevel() + 1;
             //A workaround for the random method's bound sometimes being negative
             if (randomBound >= 0) {
-                itemToReforge.addEnchantment(enchantment, random.nextInt(randomBound) + enchantment.getStartLevel());
+                int existingLevel = itemToReforge.getEnchantmentLevel(randomEnchantment);
+                /* Add a random enchantment whose level is no lower than the start level, and no lower than the
+                existing level (to prevent making the item worse) */
+                itemToReforge.addEnchantment(randomEnchantment, Math.max(Math.max(random.nextInt(randomBound),
+                        randomEnchantment.getStartLevel()), existingLevel));
             }
         }
     }