diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/commands/skills/SkillCommand.java b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/commands/skills/SkillCommand.java
index a449de8d6..e91bb1200 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/commands/skills/SkillCommand.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/commands/skills/SkillCommand.java
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ public abstract class SkillCommand implements TabExecutor {
     }
 
     protected String[] calculateAbilityDisplayValues(float skillValue, SubSkillType subSkill, boolean isLucky) {
-        int maxBonusLevel = AdvancedConfig.getInstance().getMaxBonusLevel(subSkill);
+        int maxBonusLevel = Config.getInstance().getIsRetroMode() ? AdvancedConfig.getInstance().getMaxBonusLevel(subSkill) * 10 : AdvancedConfig.getInstance().getMaxBonusLevel(subSkill);
 
         return calculateAbilityDisplayValues((AdvancedConfig.getInstance().getMaxChance(subSkill) / maxBonusLevel) * Math.min(skillValue, maxBonusLevel), isLucky);
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/config/Config.java b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/config/Config.java
index a1f46cf78..c7db9dd1d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/config/Config.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/config/Config.java
@@ -246,7 +246,6 @@ public class Config extends AutoUpdateConfigLoader {
      */
 
     /* General Settings */
-
     public boolean getIsMetricsEnabled() { return config.getBoolean("Metrics.bstats", true); }
 
     //Retro mode will default the value to true if the config file doesn't contain the entry (server is from a previous mcMMO install)
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/util/skills/SkillUtils.java b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/util/skills/SkillUtils.java
index ca6ec9733..d78125876 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/util/skills/SkillUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/util/skills/SkillUtils.java
@@ -62,10 +62,16 @@ public class SkillUtils {
     public static String[] calculateAbilityDisplayValues(float skillValue, SubSkillType subSkillType, boolean isLucky) {
         int maxBonusLevel = AdvancedConfig.getInstance().getMaxBonusLevel(subSkillType);
 
+        if(Config.getInstance().getIsRetroMode())
+            maxBonusLevel = maxBonusLevel * 10;
+
         return calculateAbilityDisplayValues((AdvancedConfig.getInstance().getMaxChance(subSkillType) / maxBonusLevel) * Math.min(skillValue, maxBonusLevel), isLucky);
     }
 
     public static String[] calculateAbilityDisplayValuesCustom(float skillValue, SubSkillType subSkillType, boolean isLucky, int maxBonusLevel, double maxChance) {
+        if(Config.getInstance().getIsRetroMode())
+            maxBonusLevel = maxBonusLevel * 10;
+
         return calculateAbilityDisplayValues((maxChance / maxBonusLevel) * Math.min(skillValue, maxBonusLevel), isLucky);
     }
 
@@ -259,12 +265,18 @@ public class SkillUtils {
      * @return true if random chance succeeds and the event isn't cancelled
      */
     private static boolean performRandomSkillCheck(SubSkillType subSkillType, Player player, int skillLevel, int activationChance, double maxChance, int maxLevel) {
+        if(Config.getInstance().getIsRetroMode())
+            maxLevel = maxLevel * 10;
+
         double chance = (maxChance / maxLevel) * Math.min(skillLevel, maxLevel) / activationChance;
         return performRandomSkillCheckStatic(subSkillType, player, activationChance, chance);
     }
 
     /* NEW VERSION */
     private static boolean performRandomSkillCheck(AbstractSubSkill abstractSubSkill, Player player, int skillLevel, int activationChance, double maxChance, int maxLevel) {
+        if(Config.getInstance().getIsRetroMode())
+            maxLevel = maxLevel * 10;
+
         double chance = (maxChance / maxLevel) * Math.min(skillLevel, maxLevel) / activationChance;
         return performRandomSkillCheckStatic(abstractSubSkill, player, activationChance, chance);
     }
@@ -326,10 +338,8 @@ public class SkillUtils {
      */
     public static boolean isActivationSuccessfulCustom(Player player, AbstractSubSkill abstractSubSkill, double maxChance, int maxBonusLevel)
     {
-
         int skillLevel = UserManager.getPlayer(player).getSkillLevel(abstractSubSkill.getPrimarySkill());
 
-
         return performRandomSkillCheck(abstractSubSkill, player, skillLevel, PerksUtils.handleLuckyPerks(player, abstractSubSkill.getPrimarySkill()), maxChance, maxBonusLevel);
     }