diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a9c8f85..51c04b3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
         <powermock.version>2.0.9</powermock.version>
         <!-- More visible way how to change dependency versions -->
         <spigot.version>1.21-R0.1-SNAPSHOT</spigot.version>
-        <bentobox.version>2.4.0-SNAPSHOT</bentobox.version>
+        <bentobox.version>2.5.0-SNAPSHOT</bentobox.version>
         <!-- Revision variable removes warning about dynamic version -->
         <revision>${build.version}-SNAPSHOT</revision>
         <!-- Do not change unless you want different name for local builds. -->
diff --git a/src/main/java/world/bentobox/boxed/Settings.java b/src/main/java/world/bentobox/boxed/Settings.java
index 2c6b0e4..ca20d18 100644
--- a/src/main/java/world/bentobox/boxed/Settings.java
+++ b/src/main/java/world/bentobox/boxed/Settings.java
@@ -1774,7 +1774,10 @@ public void setIgnoreAdvancements(boolean ignoreAdvancements) {
      * @return the concurrentIslands
      */
     public int getConcurrentIslands() {
-        return concurrentIslands;
+        if (concurrentIslands <= 0) {
+            return BentoBox.getInstance().getSettings().getIslandNumber();
+        }
+        return this.concurrentIslands;
     }
 
     /**