diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/EssentialsPlayerListener.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/EssentialsPlayerListener.java
index c2975e3c6..236bb3a53 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/EssentialsPlayerListener.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/EssentialsPlayerListener.java
@@ -101,25 +101,11 @@ public class EssentialsPlayerListener extends PlayerListener
 			double factor;
 			if (user.getWorld().getEnvironment() == World.Environment.NETHER && world.getEnvironment() == World.Environment.NORMAL)
 			{
-				if (ess.getSettings().use1to1RatioInNether())
-				{
-					factor = 1.0;
-				}
-				else
-				{
-					factor = 16.0;
-				}
+				factor = ess.getSettings().getNetherRatio();
 			}
 			else if (user.getWorld().getEnvironment() != world.getEnvironment())
 			{
-				if (ess.getSettings().use1to1RatioInNether())
-				{
-					factor = 1.0;
-				}
-				else
-				{
-					factor = 1.0 / 16.0;
-				}
+				factor = 1.0 / ess.getSettings().getNetherRatio();
 			}
 			else
 			{
diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/Settings.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/Settings.java
index edea6ae91..a394bcbdb 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/Settings.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/Settings.java
@@ -471,6 +471,14 @@ public class Settings implements IConf
 		return config.getBoolean("nether.use-1to1-ratio", false);
 	}
 	
+	public double getNetherRatio()
+	{
+		if (config.getBoolean("nether.use-1to1-ratio", false)) {
+			return 1.0;
+		}
+		return config.getDouble("nether.ratio", 16.0);
+	}
+	
 	public boolean isDebug()
 	{
 		return config.getBoolean("debug", false);
diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandworld.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandworld.java
index 6abacb6fd..044e0868e 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandworld.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandworld.java
@@ -53,25 +53,11 @@ public class Commandworld extends EssentialsCommand
 		double factor;
 		if (user.getWorld().getEnvironment() == World.Environment.NETHER && world.getEnvironment() == World.Environment.NORMAL)
 		{
-			if (ess.getSettings().use1to1RatioInNether())
-			{
-				factor = 1.0;
-			}
-			else
-			{
-				factor = 16.0;
-			}
+			factor = ess.getSettings().getNetherRatio();
 		}
 		else if (user.getWorld().getEnvironment() != world.getEnvironment())
 		{
-			if (ess.getSettings().use1to1RatioInNether())
-			{
-				factor = 1.0;
-			}
-			else
-			{
-				factor = 1.0 / 16.0;
-			}
+			factor = 1.0 / ess.getSettings().getNetherRatio();
 		}
 		else
 		{
diff --git a/Essentials/src/config.yml b/Essentials/src/config.yml
index 1a579fe1f..5abd44543 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/config.yml
+++ b/Essentials/src/config.yml
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ nether:
   folder: nether
   portals-enabled: false
   generate-exit-portals: false
-  use-1to1-ratio: false
+  ratio: 16
 
 # Mob limit on spawnmob
 spawnmob-limit: 10