diff --git a/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/commands/Merge.java b/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/commands/Merge.java
index 7a40d948d..96b0b0341 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/commands/Merge.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/commands/Merge.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import java.util.UUID;
 
 import com.intellectualcrafters.plot.PS;
 import com.intellectualcrafters.plot.config.C;
+import com.intellectualcrafters.plot.config.Settings;
 import com.intellectualcrafters.plot.object.Location;
 import com.intellectualcrafters.plot.object.Plot;
 import com.intellectualcrafters.plot.object.PlotId;
@@ -142,6 +143,11 @@ public class Merge extends SubCommand {
             default:
                 return false;
         }
+        int size = selPlots.size();
+        if (Permissions.hasPermissionRange(plr, "plots.merge", Settings.MAX_PLOTS) < size) {
+            MainUtil.sendMessage(plr, C.NO_PERMISSION, "plots.merge." + size);
+            return false;
+        }
         final PlotId botId = selPlots.get(0);
         final PlotId topId = selPlots.get(selPlots.size() - 1);
         final PlotId bot1 = MainUtil.getBottomPlot(MainUtil.getPlot(world, botId)).id;
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/bukkit/listeners/ChunkListener.java b/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/bukkit/listeners/ChunkListener.java
index 56ee577d9..2a90a85ef 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/bukkit/listeners/ChunkListener.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/bukkit/listeners/ChunkListener.java
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import org.bukkit.Chunk;
 import org.bukkit.Material;
 import org.bukkit.World;
 import org.bukkit.block.BlockState;
-import org.bukkit.craftbukkit.v1_8_R2.CraftChunk;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Entity;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Item;
 import org.bukkit.entity.LivingEntity;
@@ -23,7 +22,6 @@ import org.bukkit.event.entity.CreatureSpawnEvent;
 import org.bukkit.event.entity.ItemSpawnEvent;
 import org.bukkit.event.world.ChunkLoadEvent;
 import org.bukkit.event.world.ChunkUnloadEvent;
-import org.bukkit.event.world.WorldSaveEvent;
 
 import com.intellectualcrafters.plot.PS;
 import com.intellectualcrafters.plot.config.Settings;