diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f5a726c09..c0b25acae 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     </properties>
     <artifactId>PlotSquared</artifactId>
-    <version>3.2.3</version>
+    <version>3.2.4</version>
     <name>PlotSquared</name>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <build>
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/commands/GenerateDocs.java b/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/commands/GenerateDocs.java
index 30e56feaa..d24a573bb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/commands/GenerateDocs.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/commands/GenerateDocs.java
@@ -4,12 +4,16 @@ import java.io.File;
 import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
 import java.nio.file.Files;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.regex.Matcher;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
+import com.intellectualcrafters.plot.config.C;
 import com.intellectualcrafters.plot.object.PlotPlayer;
+import com.intellectualcrafters.plot.util.Permissions;
 import com.intellectualcrafters.plot.util.StringMan;
 import com.plotsquared.general.commands.Command;
 
@@ -91,10 +95,35 @@ public class GenerateDocs {
     }
     
     public static List<String> getPerms(final String cmd, final List<String> lines) {
-        final ArrayList<String> perms = new ArrayList<String>();
+        final HashSet<String> perms = new HashSet<String>();
         final Pattern p = Pattern.compile("\"([^\"]*)\"");
+        final Pattern p2 = Pattern.compile("C.PERMISSION_\\s*(\\w+)");
+        String last = null;
         for (final String line : lines) {
+            
+            Matcher m2 = p2.matcher(line);
+            while (m2.find()) {
+                perms.add(C.valueOf("PERMISSION_" + m2.group(1)).s());
+            }
+            
             if (line.contains("Permissions.hasPermission(")) {
+                String[] split = line.split("Permissions.hasPermission");
+                split = Arrays.copyOfRange(split, 1, split.length);
+                for (String method : split) {
+                    String perm = method.split("[,|)]")[1].trim();
+                    if (!perm.toLowerCase().equals(perm)) {
+                        if (perm.startsWith("C.")) {
+                            perm = C.valueOf(perm.split("\\.")[1]).s();
+                        }
+                        else {
+                            continue;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    else {
+                        perm = perm.substring(1, perm.length() - 1);
+                    }
+                    perms.add(perm);
+                }
                 final Matcher m = p.matcher(line);
                 while (m.find()) {
                     String perm = m.group(1);
@@ -102,21 +131,42 @@ public class GenerateDocs {
                         perm += "<arg>";
                     }
                     if (perm.startsWith(".")) {
-                        perms.set(perms.size() - 1, perms.get(perms.size() - 1) + perm);
+                        perms.remove(last);
+                        perms.add(last + perm);
                     } else if (perm.contains(".")) {
+                        last = perm;
                         perms.add(perm);
                     }
                 }
             }
+            else if (line.contains("Permissions.hasPermissionRange")) {
+                String[] split = line.split("Permissions.hasPermissionRange");
+                split = Arrays.copyOfRange(split, 1, split.length);
+                for (String method : split) {
+                    String perm = method.split("[,|)]")[1].trim();
+                    if (!perm.toLowerCase().equals(perm)) {
+                        if (perm.startsWith("C.")) {
+                            perm = C.valueOf(perm.split("\\.")[1]).s();
+                        }
+                        else {
+                            continue;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    else {
+                        perm = perm.substring(1, perm.length() - 1);
+                    }
+                    perms.add(perm + ".<#>");
+                }
+            }
         }
         switch (cmd.toLowerCase()) {
             case "auto":
             case "claim": {
-                perms.add("plots.plot.#");
+                perms.add("plots.plot.<#>");
                 break;
             }
         }
-        return perms;
+        return new ArrayList<>(perms);
     }
     
     public static String getComments(final List<String> lines) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/commands/Merge.java b/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/commands/Merge.java
index b2556e782..2f7173792 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/commands/Merge.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/commands/Merge.java
@@ -86,10 +86,15 @@ public class Merge extends SubCommand {
             MainUtil.sendMessage(plr, C.PLOT_UNOWNED);
             return false;
         }
-        final boolean admin = Permissions.hasPermission(plr, "plots.admin.command.merge");
-        if (!plot.isOwner(plr.getUUID()) && !admin) {
-            MainUtil.sendMessage(plr, C.NO_PLOT_PERMS);
-            return false;
+        UUID uuid = plr.getUUID();
+        if (!plot.isOwner(uuid)) {
+            if (!Permissions.hasPermission(plr, "plots.admin.command.merge")) {
+                MainUtil.sendMessage(plr, C.NO_PLOT_PERMS);
+                return false;
+            }
+            else {
+                uuid = plot.owner;
+            }
         }
         final PlotWorld plotworld = PS.get().getPlotWorld(plot.world);
         if ((EconHandler.manager != null) && plotworld.USE_ECONOMY && plotworld.MERGE_PRICE > 0d && EconHandler.manager.getMoney(plr) < plotworld.MERGE_PRICE) {
@@ -98,8 +103,8 @@ public class Merge extends SubCommand {
         }
         int direction = -1;
         final int size = plot.getConnectedPlots().size();
-        final int maxSize = Permissions.hasPermissionRange(plr, "plots.merge", Settings.MAX_PLOTS); 
-        if (size >= maxSize) {
+        final int maxSize = Permissions.hasPermissionRange(plr, "plots.merge", Settings.MAX_PLOTS);
+        if (size - 1> maxSize) {
             MainUtil.sendMessage(plr, C.NO_PERMISSION, "plots.merge." + (size + 1));
             return false;
         }
@@ -120,7 +125,7 @@ public class Merge extends SubCommand {
 //            }
         } else {
             if (args[0].equalsIgnoreCase("all") || args[0].equalsIgnoreCase("auto")) {
-                if (MainUtil.autoMerge(plot, -1, maxSize - size, plr.getUUID(), (args.length != 2) || !args[1].equalsIgnoreCase("false"))) {
+                if (MainUtil.autoMerge(plot, -1, maxSize - size, uuid, (args.length != 2) || !args[1].equalsIgnoreCase("false"))) {
                     if ((EconHandler.manager != null) && plotworld.USE_ECONOMY && plotworld.MERGE_PRICE > 0d) {
                         EconHandler.manager.withdrawMoney(plr, plotworld.MERGE_PRICE);
                         sendMessage(plr, C.REMOVED_BALANCE, plotworld.MERGE_PRICE + "");
@@ -144,7 +149,7 @@ public class Merge extends SubCommand {
             MainUtil.sendMessage(plr, C.DIRECTION.s().replaceAll("%dir%", direction(loc.getYaw())));
             return false;
         }
-        if (MainUtil.autoMerge(plot, direction, maxSize - size, plot.owner, (args.length != 2) || !args[1].equalsIgnoreCase("false"))) {
+        if (MainUtil.autoMerge(plot, direction, maxSize - size, uuid, (args.length != 2) || !args[1].equalsIgnoreCase("false"))) {
             if ((EconHandler.manager != null) && plotworld.USE_ECONOMY && plotworld.MERGE_PRICE > 0d) {
                 EconHandler.manager.withdrawMoney(plr, plotworld.MERGE_PRICE);
                 sendMessage(plr, C.REMOVED_BALANCE, plotworld.MERGE_PRICE + "");
@@ -153,7 +158,7 @@ public class Merge extends SubCommand {
             return true;
         }
         Plot adjacent = MainUtil.getPlotAbs(plot.world, MainUtil.getPlotIdRelative(plot.id, direction));
-        if (adjacent == null || !adjacent.hasOwner() || adjacent.getMerged((direction + 2) % 4)) {
+        if (adjacent == null || !adjacent.hasOwner() || adjacent.getMerged((direction + 2) % 4) || adjacent.isOwner(uuid)) {
             MainUtil.sendMessage(plr, C.NO_AVAILABLE_AUTOMERGE);
             return false;
         }
@@ -163,8 +168,8 @@ public class Merge extends SubCommand {
         }
         HashSet<UUID> uuids = adjacent.getOwners();
         boolean isOnline = false;
-        for (final UUID uuid : uuids) {
-            final PlotPlayer accepter = UUIDHandler.getPlayer(uuid);
+        for (final UUID owner : uuids) {
+            final PlotPlayer accepter = UUIDHandler.getPlayer(owner);
             if (accepter == null) {
                 continue;
             }
@@ -174,7 +179,7 @@ public class Merge extends SubCommand {
                 @Override
                 public void run() {
                     MainUtil.sendMessage(accepter, C.MERGE_ACCEPTED);
-                    MainUtil.autoMerge(plot, dir, maxSize - size, uuid, true);
+                    MainUtil.autoMerge(plot, dir, maxSize - size, owner, true);
                     final PlotPlayer pp = UUIDHandler.getPlayer(plr.getUUID());
                     if (pp == null) {
                         sendMessage(accepter, C.MERGE_NOT_VALID);
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/commands/Toggle.java b/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/commands/Toggle.java
index cc763dcb4..a63381f28 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/commands/Toggle.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/commands/Toggle.java
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ public class Toggle extends SubCommand {
                 return true;
             }
         });
-        if (PS.get().worldedit != null) {
+        if (PS.get() != null && PS.get().worldedit != null) {
             toggles.put("worldedit", new Command<PlotPlayer>("worldedit", "/plot toggle worldedit", "Toggle worldedit bypass", C.PERMISSION_WORLDEDIT_BYPASS.s()) {
                 
                 @Override
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/commands/Visit.java b/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/commands/Visit.java
index 99ec231d2..884f634e4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/commands/Visit.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/commands/Visit.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 package com.intellectualcrafters.plot.commands;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.Iterator;
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ import com.plotsquared.general.commands.CommandDeclaration;
 command = "visit",
 permission = "plots.visit",
 description = "Visit someones plot",
-usage = "/plot visit <player|aliases|world|id> [#]",
+usage = "/plot visit <player|alias|world|id> [#]",
 aliases = { "v" },
 requiredType = RequiredType.NONE,
 category = CommandCategory.TELEPORT)
@@ -94,8 +95,7 @@ public class Visit extends SubCommand {
                 } else {
                     final Plot plot = MainUtil.getPlotFromString(player, args[0], true);
                     if (plot != null) {
-                        unsorted = new HashSet<>();
-                        unsorted.add(plot);
+                        unsorted = new HashSet<>(Arrays.asList(plot.getBasePlot(false)));
                     }
                 }
                 break;
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/config/C.java b/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/config/C.java
index 5ea8a5ce0..61315b6a4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/config/C.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/config/C.java
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ public enum C {
     MERGE_REQUESTED("$2Successfully sent a merge request", "Merge"),
     MERGE_REQUEST_CONFIRM("merge request from %s", "Permission"),
     NO_PERM_MERGE("$2You are not the owner of the plot: $1%plot%", "Merge"),
-    NO_AVAILABLE_AUTOMERGE("$2You do not own any adjacent plots in the specified direction.", "Merge"),
+    NO_AVAILABLE_AUTOMERGE("$2You do not own any adjacent plots in the specified direction or are not allowed to merge to the required size.", "Merge"),
     UNLINK_REQUIRED("$2An unlink is required to do this.", "Merge"),
     UNLINK_IMPOSSIBLE("$2You can only unlink a mega-plot", "Merge"),
     UNLINK_SUCCESS("$2Successfully unlinked plots.", "Merge"),
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/object/Plot.java b/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/object/Plot.java
index 05433ca8e..003c131f3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/object/Plot.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/object/Plot.java
@@ -429,25 +429,21 @@ public class Plot {
      */
     public Plot getBasePlot(boolean recalculate) {
         if ((origin != null && !recalculate)) {
-            return origin;
+            if (this.equals(origin)) {
+                return this;
+            }
+            return origin.getBasePlot(false);
         }
         if (!isMerged()) {
             origin = this;
             return origin;
         }
-        int min = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
+        origin = this;
+        PlotId min = id;
         for (Plot plot : MainUtil.getConnectedPlots(this)) {
-            if (plot.temp != -1) {
-                if (plot.temp < min) {
-                    min = plot.temp;
-                    origin = plot;
-                }
-            }
-            else {
-                if (plot.hashCode() < min) {
-                    origin = plot;
-                    min = plot.hashCode();
-                }
+            if (plot.id.y < min.y || (plot.id.y == min.y && plot.id.x < min.x)) {
+                origin = plot;
+                min = plot.id;
             }
         }
         for (Plot plot : MainUtil.getConnectedPlots(this)) {
@@ -772,15 +768,17 @@ public class Plot {
      * @param alias
      */
     public void setAlias(String alias) {
-        final String name = getSettings().getAlias();
-        if (alias == null) {
-            alias = "";
+        for (Plot current : getConnectedPlots()) {
+            final String name = getSettings().getAlias();
+            if (alias == null) {
+                alias = "";
+            }
+            if (name.equals(alias)) {
+                return;
+            }
+            current.getSettings().setAlias(alias);
+            DBFunc.setAlias(current, alias);
         }
-        if (name.equals(alias)) {
-            return;
-        }
-        getSettings().setAlias(alias);
-        DBFunc.setAlias(this, alias);
     }
     
     /**
@@ -1120,6 +1118,9 @@ public class Plot {
     }
 
     public String getAlias() {
+        if (settings == null) {
+            return "";
+        }
         return getSettings().getAlias();
     }
 
@@ -1134,7 +1135,10 @@ public class Plot {
         DBFunc.setMerged(this, merged);
         MainUtil.connected_cache = null;
         MainUtil.regions_cache = null;
-        origin = null;
+        if (origin != null) {
+            origin.origin = null;
+            origin = null;
+        }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -1145,10 +1149,25 @@ public class Plot {
      */
     public void setMerged(int direction, boolean value) {
         if (getSettings().setMerged(direction, value)) {
+            if (value) {
+                Plot other = MainUtil.getPlotRelative(this, direction).getBasePlot(false);
+                if (!other.equals(getBasePlot(false))) {
+                    Plot base = ((other.id.y < id.y) || ((other.id.y == id.y) && (other.id.x < id.x))) ? other : origin;
+                    origin.origin = base;
+                    other.origin = base;
+                    origin = base;
+                    MainUtil.connected_cache = null;
+                }
+            }
+            else {
+                if (origin != null) {
+                    origin.origin = null;
+                    origin = null;
+                }
+                MainUtil.connected_cache = null;
+            }
             DBFunc.setMerged(this, getSettings().getMerged());
-            MainUtil.connected_cache = null;
             MainUtil.regions_cache = null;
-            origin = null;
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/object/PlotSettings.java b/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/object/PlotSettings.java
index 533329c89..b0270a8cd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/object/PlotSettings.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/object/PlotSettings.java
@@ -111,7 +111,10 @@ public class PlotSettings {
         return position;
     }
     
-    public void setPosition(final BlockLoc position) {
+    public void setPosition(BlockLoc position) {
+        if (position != null && position.x == 0 && position.y == 0 && position.z == 0) {
+            position = null;
+        }
         this.position = position;
     }
     
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/util/MainUtil.java b/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/util/MainUtil.java
index 343f0f3d0..7f180d18d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/util/MainUtil.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/util/MainUtil.java
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ public class MainUtil {
             }
             for (final Plot p : PS.get().getPlotsInWorld(worldname)) {
                 final String name = p.getAlias();
-                if ((name.length() != 0) && name.equalsIgnoreCase(arg)) {
+                if ((name.length() != 0) && StringMan.isEqualIgnoreCase(name, arg)) {
                     return p;
                 }
             }
@@ -631,22 +631,24 @@ public class MainUtil {
             final PlotManager manager = PS.get().getPlotManager(plot.world);
             final int x;
             final int z;
-            Location bot = plot.getBottomAbs();
             if ((plotworld.DEFAULT_HOME.x == Integer.MAX_VALUE) && (plotworld.DEFAULT_HOME.z == Integer.MAX_VALUE)) {
-                Location top = plot.getTopAbs();
-                x = ((top.getX() - bot.getX()) / 2) + bot.getX();
-                z = ((top.getZ() - bot.getZ()) / 2) + bot.getZ();
+                // center
+                RegionWrapper largest = getLargestRegion(plot);
+                x = ((largest.maxX - largest.minX) / 2) + largest.minX;
+                z = ((largest.maxZ - largest.minZ) / 2) + largest.minZ;
             } else {
+                // specific
+                Location bot = plot.getBottomAbs();
                 x = bot.getX() + plotworld.DEFAULT_HOME.x;
                 z = bot.getZ() + plotworld.DEFAULT_HOME.z;
             }
             final int y = Math.max(getHeighestBlock(plot.world, x, z), manager.getSignLoc(PS.get().getPlotWorld(plot.world), plot).getY());
             return new Location(plot.world, x, y + 1, z);
         }
-        Location bot = plot.getBottomAbs();
-        Location top = plot.getTopAbs();
-        final int x = ((top.getX() - bot.getX()) / 2) + bot.getX();
-        final int z = bot.getZ() - 1;
+        // Side
+        RegionWrapper largest = getLargestRegion(plot);
+        final int x = ((largest.maxX - largest.minX) / 2) + largest.minX;
+        final int z = largest.minZ - 1;
         final PlotManager manager = PS.get().getPlotManager(plot.world);
         final int y = Math.max(getHeighestBlock(plot.world, x, z), manager.getSignLoc(PS.get().getPlotWorld(plot.world), plot).getY());
         return new Location(plot.world, x, y + 1, z);
@@ -770,6 +772,18 @@ public class MainUtil {
         return id;
     }
     
+    /**
+     * direction 0 = north, 1 = south, etc:
+     *
+     * @param id
+     * @param direction
+     *
+     * @return Plot relative
+     */
+    public static Plot getPlotRelative(final Plot plot, final int direction) {
+        return getPlotAbs(plot.world, getPlotIdRelative(plot.id, direction));
+    }
+    
     /**
      * Get a list of plot ids within a selection
      * @param pos1
@@ -1019,13 +1033,18 @@ public class MainUtil {
             a.setFlags(net);
             b.setFlags(net);
         }
+        if (a.getAlias().length() > 0) {
+            b.setAlias(a.getAlias());
+        }
+        else if (b.getAlias().length() > 0) {
+            a.setAlias(b.getAlias());
+        }
         for (UUID uuid : a.getTrusted()) {
             b.addTrusted(uuid);
         }
         for (UUID uuid : b.getTrusted()) {
             a.addTrusted(uuid);
         }
-        
         for (UUID uuid : a.getMembers()) {
             b.addMember(uuid);
         }
@@ -1174,62 +1193,58 @@ public class MainUtil {
         }
         HashSet<Plot> visited = new HashSet<>();
         HashSet<PlotId> merged = new HashSet<>();
+        for (Plot current : getConnectedPlots(plot)) {
+            merged.add(current.id);
+        }
         ArrayDeque<Plot> frontier = new ArrayDeque<>(getConnectedPlots(plot));
         Plot current;
         boolean toReturn = false;
-        while ((current = frontier.poll()) != null && max > 0) {
+        Set<Plot> plots;
+        while ((current = frontier.poll()) != null && max >= 0) {
             if (visited.contains(current)) {
                 continue;
             }
             visited.add(current);
-            if (max > 0 && (dir == -1 || dir == 0) && !current.getMerged(0)) {
-                Plot other = getPlotAbs(current.world, getPlotIdRelative(current.id, 0));
-                if (other.isOwner(uuid)) {
-                    frontier.addAll(other.getConnectedPlots());
+            if (max >= 0 && (dir == -1 || dir == 0) && !current.getMerged(0)) {
+                Plot other = getPlotRelative(current, 0);
+                if (other.isOwner(uuid) && (other.getBasePlot(false).equals(current.getBasePlot(false)) || ((plots = other.getConnectedPlots()).size() <= max && frontier.addAll(plots) && (max -= plots.size()) != -1))) {
                     mergePlot(current.world, current, other, removeRoads);
                     merged.add(current.id);
                     merged.add(other.id);
                     toReturn = true;
-                    max--;
                 }
             }
-            if (max > 0 && (dir == -1 || dir == 1) && !current.getMerged(1)) {
-                Plot other = getPlotAbs(current.world, getPlotIdRelative(current.id, 1));
-                if (other.isOwner(uuid)) {
-                    frontier.addAll(other.getConnectedPlots());
+            if (max >= 0 && (dir == -1 || dir == 1) && !current.getMerged(1)) {
+                Plot other = getPlotRelative(current, 1);
+                if (other.isOwner(uuid) && (other.getBasePlot(false).equals(current.getBasePlot(false)) || ((plots = other.getConnectedPlots()).size() <= max && frontier.addAll(plots) && (max -= plots.size()) != -1))) {
                     mergePlot(current.world, current, other, removeRoads);
                     merged.add(current.id);
                     merged.add(other.id);
                     toReturn = true;
-                    max--;
                 }
             }
-            if (max > 0 && (dir == -1 || dir == 2) && !current.getMerged(2)) {
-                Plot other = getPlotAbs(current.world, getPlotIdRelative(current.id, 2));
-                if (other.isOwner(uuid)) {
-                    frontier.addAll(other.getConnectedPlots());
+            if (max >= 0 && (dir == -1 || dir == 2) && !current.getMerged(2)) {
+                Plot other = getPlotRelative(current, 2);
+                if (other.isOwner(uuid) && (other.getBasePlot(false).equals(current.getBasePlot(false)) || ((plots = other.getConnectedPlots()).size() <= max && frontier.addAll(plots) && (max -= plots.size()) != -1))) {
                     mergePlot(current.world, current, other, removeRoads);
                     merged.add(current.id);
                     merged.add(other.id);
                     toReturn = true;
-                    max--;
                 }
             }
-            if (max > 0 && (dir == -1 || dir == 3) && !current.getMerged(3)) {
-                Plot other = getPlotAbs(current.world, getPlotIdRelative(current.id, 3));
-                if (other.isOwner(uuid)) {
-                    frontier.addAll(other.getConnectedPlots());
+            if (max >= 0 && (dir == -1 || dir == 3) && !current.getMerged(3)) {
+                Plot other = getPlotRelative(current, 3);
+                if (other.isOwner(uuid) && (other.getBasePlot(false).equals(current.getBasePlot(false)) || ((plots = other.getConnectedPlots()).size() <= max && frontier.addAll(plots) && (max -= plots.size()) != -1))) {
                     mergePlot(current.world, current, other, removeRoads);
                     merged.add(current.id);
                     merged.add(other.id);
                     toReturn = true;
-                    max--;
                 }
             }
         }
-        PlotManager manager = PS.get().getPlotManager(plot.world);
-        ArrayList<PlotId> ids = new ArrayList<>(merged);
-        if (removeRoads) {
+        if (removeRoads && toReturn) {
+            PlotManager manager = PS.get().getPlotManager(plot.world);
+            ArrayList<PlotId> ids = new ArrayList<>(merged);
             manager.finishPlotMerge(plot.getWorld(), ids);
         }
         return toReturn;
@@ -1548,7 +1563,7 @@ public class MainUtil {
      * @return Home Location
      */
     public static Location getPlotHome(final String w, final PlotId plotid) {
-        final Plot plot = getPlotAbs(w, plotid).getBasePlot(false);
+        final Plot plot = getPlot(w, plotid);
         final BlockLoc home = plot.getPosition();
         PS.get().getPlotManager(w);
         if ((home == null) || ((home.x == 0) && (home.z == 0))) {
@@ -2153,7 +2168,7 @@ public class MainUtil {
         }
         Plot current;
         while ((current = frontier.poll()) != null) {
-            if (current.settings == null) {
+            if (current.owner == null || current.settings == null) {
                 // Invalid plot
                 // merged onto unclaimed plot
                 PS.debug("Ignoring invalid merged plot: " + current + " | " + current.owner);
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index c32e9c3ce..d268e4acc 100644
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