diff --git a/Core/src/main/java/com/github/intellectualsites/plotsquared/plot/commands/Swap.java b/Core/src/main/java/com/github/intellectualsites/plotsquared/plot/commands/Swap.java
index b3ec2ff05..be78e2f68 100644
--- a/Core/src/main/java/com/github/intellectualsites/plotsquared/plot/commands/Swap.java
+++ b/Core/src/main/java/com/github/intellectualsites/plotsquared/plot/commands/Swap.java
@@ -40,11 +40,11 @@ public class Swap extends SubCommand {
             Captions.PLOTWORLD_INCOMPATIBLE.send(player);
             return false;
         }
-        if (plot1.move(plot2, new Runnable() {
-            @Override public void run() {
-                MainUtil.sendMessage(player, Captions.SWAP_SUCCESS);
-            }
-        }, true)) {
+        if (plot1.isMerged() || plot2.isMerged()) {
+            Captions.SWAP_MERGED.send(player);
+            return false;
+        }
+        if (plot1.move(plot2, () -> MainUtil.sendMessage(player, Captions.SWAP_SUCCESS), true)) {
             return true;
         } else {
             MainUtil.sendMessage(player, Captions.SWAP_OVERLAP);
diff --git a/Core/src/main/java/com/github/intellectualsites/plotsquared/plot/config/Captions.java b/Core/src/main/java/com/github/intellectualsites/plotsquared/plot/config/Captions.java
index 000555a1b..3c5064e70 100644
--- a/Core/src/main/java/com/github/intellectualsites/plotsquared/plot/config/Captions.java
+++ b/Core/src/main/java/com/github/intellectualsites/plotsquared/plot/config/Captions.java
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@ public enum Captions {
     SWAP_DIMENSIONS("$2The proposed areas must have comparable dimensions", "Swap"),
     SWAP_SYNTAX("$2/plot swap <id>", "Swap"),
     SWAP_SUCCESS("$4Successfully swapped plots", "Swap"),
+    SWAP_MERGED("$2Merged plots may not be swapped. Please unmerge the plot before performing the swap.", "Swap"),
     //</editor-fold>
     //<editor-fold desc="Comments">
     INBOX_NOTIFICATION("%s unread messages. Use /plot inbox", "Comment"),