diff --git a/Changelog.txt b/Changelog.txt
index f93ac739b..4ee9b23ce 100644
--- a/Changelog.txt
+++ b/Changelog.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+Version 2.1.146
+    Players no longer lose levels below the level threshold in hardcore mode
+    Hardcore now only applies penalties to levels above threshold
+
 Version 2.1.145
     Reverted 'Changed one of the PlayerInteractEvent listeners to ignore cancelled events' from 2.1.144
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c312d11c5..bd4447210 100755
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>com.gmail.nossr50.mcMMO</groupId>
     <artifactId>mcMMO</artifactId>
-    <version>2.1.145</version>
+    <version>2.1.146-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <name>mcMMO</name>
     <url>https://github.com/mcMMO-Dev/mcMMO</url>
     <scm>
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/util/EventUtils.java b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/util/EventUtils.java
index 2793a446e..3065bc5cb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/util/EventUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/util/EventUtils.java
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package com.gmail.nossr50.util;
 
+import com.gmail.nossr50.config.AdvancedConfig;
+import com.gmail.nossr50.config.Config;
 import com.gmail.nossr50.datatypes.experience.XPGainReason;
 import com.gmail.nossr50.datatypes.experience.XPGainSource;
 import com.gmail.nossr50.datatypes.party.Party;
@@ -330,7 +332,7 @@ public class EventUtils {
                 String skillName = primarySkillType.toString();
                 int playerSkillLevel = playerProfile.getSkillLevel(primarySkillType);
 
-                playerProfile.modifySkill(primarySkillType, playerSkillLevel - levelChanged.get(skillName));
+                playerProfile.modifySkill(primarySkillType, Math.max(Config.getInstance().getHardcoreDeathStatPenaltyLevelThreshold(), playerSkillLevel - levelChanged.get(skillName)));
                 playerProfile.removeXp(primarySkillType, experienceChanged.get(skillName));
 
                 if (playerProfile.getSkillXpLevel(primarySkillType) < 0) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/util/HardcoreManager.java b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/util/HardcoreManager.java
index 9956a614d..11b7e01c4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/util/HardcoreManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/util/HardcoreManager.java
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public final class HardcoreManager {
                 continue;
             }
 
-            double statsLost = playerSkillLevel * (statLossPercentage * 0.01D);
+            double statsLost = Math.max(0, (playerSkillLevel - levelThreshold)) * (statLossPercentage * 0.01D);
             int levelsLost = (int) statsLost;
             int xpLost = (int) Math.floor(playerSkillXpLevel * (statsLost - levelsLost));
             levelChanged.put(primarySkillType.toString(), levelsLost);