diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/m.java b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/m.java
index ca7d2c948..1bdcccb54 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/m.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/m.java
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
 import org.bukkit.event.entity.EntityDamageEvent;
 import org.bukkit.inventory.ItemStack;
 
+import com.gmail.nossr50.config.LoadProperties;
 import com.gmail.nossr50.events.fake.FakeBlockBreakEvent;
 import com.gmail.nossr50.events.fake.FakePlayerAnimationEvent;
 import com.gmail.nossr50.events.items.McMMOItemSpawnEvent;
@@ -259,4 +260,13 @@ public class m {
             return skillLevel;
         }
     }
+
+    public static int getPowerLevelCap() {
+        if (LoadProperties.powerLevelCap > 0) {
+            return LoadProperties.powerLevelCap;
+        }
+        else {
+            return Integer.MAX_VALUE;
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/skills/Skills.java b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/skills/Skills.java
index fefb7dd3a..91a5a21c1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/skills/Skills.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/skills/Skills.java
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ public class Skills {
         if (PP.getSkillXpLevel(skillType) >= PP.getXpToLevel(skillType)) {
 
             while (PP.getSkillXpLevel(skillType) >= PP.getXpToLevel(skillType)) {
-                if ((skillType.getMaxLevel() >= PP.getSkillLevel(skillType) + 1) && (LoadProperties.powerLevelCap >= PP.getPowerLevel() + 1)) {
+                if ((skillType.getMaxLevel() >= PP.getSkillLevel(skillType) + 1) && (m.getPowerLevelCap() >= PP.getPowerLevel() + 1)) {
                     skillups++;
                     PP.addLevels(skillType, 1);