diff --git a/src/API/BanAPI.php b/src/API/BanAPI.php
index e1e65077f..fe26360ef 100644
--- a/src/API/BanAPI.php
+++ b/src/API/BanAPI.php
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class BanAPI{
 				if(!$this->isOp($data["player"]->iusername)){
 					$t = new Vector2($data["target"]->x, $data["target"]->z);
 					$s = new Vector2($this->server->spawn["x"], $this->server->spawn["z"]);
-					if($t->distance($s) <= 16.5 and $this->server->api->dhandle($event.".spawn", $data) !== true){
+					if($t->distance($s) <= $this->server->getProperty("spawn-protection") and $this->server->api->dhandle($event.".spawn", $data) !== true){
 						return false;
 					}
 				}
diff --git a/src/API/ServerAPI.php b/src/API/ServerAPI.php
index 84e4953a6..52a65cdbb 100644
--- a/src/API/ServerAPI.php
+++ b/src/API/ServerAPI.php
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ class ServerAPI{
 			"last-update" => false,
 			"white-list" => false,
 			"debug" => 1,
+			"spawn-protection" => 16,
 			"max-players" => 20,
 			"server-type" => "normal",
 			"time-per-second" => 20,