diff --git a/src/limits.c b/src/limits.c
index 1abf023..0738db1 100644
--- a/src/limits.c
+++ b/src/limits.c
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ void gain_exp_regardless(struct char_data *ch, int gain)
     GET_EXP(ch) = 0;
 
   if (!IS_NPC(ch)) {
-    while (!IS_ADMIN(ch, ADMLVL_IMPL) &&
+    while ((GET_LEVEL(ch) < CONFIG_MAX_LEVEL) &&
 	GET_EXP(ch) >= level_exp(GET_CLASS(ch), GET_LEVEL(ch) + 1)) {
       GET_LEVEL(ch) += 1;
       num_levels++;