diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/config/AdvancedConfig.java b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/config/AdvancedConfig.java
index 47eaf7ce7..df071b04d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/config/AdvancedConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/config/AdvancedConfig.java
@@ -1030,6 +1030,7 @@ public class AdvancedConfig extends AutoUpdateConfigLoader {
     public double getIronGripChanceMax() { return config.getDouble("Skills.Unarmed.IronGrip_ChanceMax", 100.0D); }
     public int getIronGripMaxBonusLevel() { return config.getInt("Skills.Unarmed.IronGrip_MaxBonusLevel", 1000); }
 
+    public int getIronArmMinBonus() { return config.getInt("Skills.Unarmed.IronArm_BonusMin", 3); }
     public int getIronArmMaxBonus() { return config.getInt("Skills.Unarmed.IronArm_BonusMax", 8); }
     public int getIronArmIncreaseLevel() { return config.getInt("Skills.Unarmed.IronArm_IncreaseLevel", 50); }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/skills/unarmed/Unarmed.java b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/skills/unarmed/Unarmed.java
index 5c9897cb0..8e2022487 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/skills/unarmed/Unarmed.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/skills/unarmed/Unarmed.java
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import com.gmail.nossr50.config.AdvancedConfig;
 import com.gmail.nossr50.config.Config;
 
 public class Unarmed {
+    public static int ironArmMinBonusDamage = AdvancedConfig.getInstance().getIronArmMinBonus();
     public static int ironArmMaxBonusDamage = AdvancedConfig.getInstance().getIronArmMaxBonus();
     public static int ironArmIncreaseLevel  = AdvancedConfig.getInstance().getIronArmIncreaseLevel();
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/skills/unarmed/UnarmedManager.java b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/skills/unarmed/UnarmedManager.java
index 4fa75a624..103d3fe5f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/skills/unarmed/UnarmedManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/skills/unarmed/UnarmedManager.java
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ public class UnarmedManager extends SkillManager {
      * @return the modified event damage
      */
     public double ironArmCheck(double damage) {
-        int unarmedBonus = Math.min(3 + (getSkillLevel() / Unarmed.ironArmIncreaseLevel), Unarmed.ironArmMaxBonusDamage);
+        int unarmedBonus = Math.min(Unarmed.ironArmMinBonusDamage + (getSkillLevel() / Unarmed.ironArmIncreaseLevel), Unarmed.ironArmMaxBonusDamage);
 
         return damage + unarmedBonus;
     }
diff --git a/src/main/resources/advanced.yml b/src/main/resources/advanced.yml
index 5583e198c..97f4b598e 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/advanced.yml
+++ b/src/main/resources/advanced.yml
@@ -390,8 +390,10 @@ Skills:
         IronGrip_ChanceMax: 100.0
         IronGrip_MaxBonusLevel: 1000
 
+        # IronArm_BonusMin: Minimum bonus damage for unarmed
         # IronArm_BonusMax: Maximum bonus damage for unarmed
         # IronArm_IncreaseLevel: Bonus damage increases every increase level
+        IronArm_BonusMin: 3
         IronArm_BonusMax: 8
         IronArm_IncreaseLevel: 50
     #