diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/craftbukkit/SetExpFix.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/craftbukkit/SetExpFix.java
index 7ed3034c3..e484ebfe1 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/craftbukkit/SetExpFix.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/craftbukkit/SetExpFix.java
@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@ public class SetExpFix
 			exp += getExpAtLevel(currentLevel);
 			currentLevel++;
 		}
+		if (exp < 0)
+		{
+			exp = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
+		}
 		return exp;
 	}
 
@@ -82,6 +86,10 @@ public class SetExpFix
 			currentLevel--;
 			exp += getExpAtLevel(currentLevel);
 		}
+		if (exp < 0)
+		{
+			exp = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
+		}
 		return exp;
 	}