diff --git a/src/main/java/world/bentobox/level/LevelsManager.java b/src/main/java/world/bentobox/level/LevelsManager.java
index 5a8084b..2f74b85 100644
--- a/src/main/java/world/bentobox/level/LevelsManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/world/bentobox/level/LevelsManager.java
@@ -205,11 +205,7 @@ public class LevelsManager {
         keyValues.put("eventName", "IslandLevelCalculatedEvent");
         keyValues.put("targetPlayer", targetPlayer);
         keyValues.put("islandUUID", island.getUniqueId());
-        if (addon.getSettings().isZeroNewIslandLevels()) {
-            keyValues.put("level", results.getLevel() - results.getInitialLevel());
-        } else {
-            keyValues.put("level", results.getLevel());
-        }
+        keyValues.put("level", results.getLevel());
         keyValues.put("pointsToNextLevel", results.getPointsToNextLevel());
         keyValues.put("deathHandicap", results.getDeathHandicap());
         keyValues.put("initialLevel", results.getInitialLevel());
@@ -542,12 +538,7 @@ public class LevelsManager {
         Island island = addon.getIslands().getIsland(world, owner);
         if (island == null) return;
         IslandLevels ld = levelsCache.computeIfAbsent(island.getUniqueId(), IslandLevels::new);
-        // Remove the initial level
-        if (addon.getSettings().isZeroNewIslandLevels()) {
-            ld.setLevel(r.getLevel() - ld.getInitialLevel());
-        } else {
-            ld.setLevel(r.getLevel());
-        }
+        ld.setLevel(r.getLevel());
         ld.setUwCount(Maps.asMap(r.getUwCount().elementSet(), elem -> r.getUwCount().count(elem)));
         ld.setMdCount(Maps.asMap(r.getMdCount().elementSet(), elem -> r.getMdCount().count(elem)));
         ld.setPointsToNextLevel(r.getPointsToNextLevel());
diff --git a/src/main/java/world/bentobox/level/calculators/IslandLevelCalculator.java b/src/main/java/world/bentobox/level/calculators/IslandLevelCalculator.java
index c567a16..ca1c243 100644
--- a/src/main/java/world/bentobox/level/calculators/IslandLevelCalculator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/world/bentobox/level/calculators/IslandLevelCalculator.java
@@ -531,6 +531,12 @@ public class IslandLevelCalculator {
         }
         this.results.level.set(calculateLevel(blockAndDeathPoints));
 
+        // Adjust for initial level
+        if (addon.getSettings().isZeroNewIslandLevels()) {
+            long oldLevel = this.results.level.get();
+            this.results.level.set(oldLevel - this.results.initialLevel.get());
+        }
+
         // Calculate how many points are required to get to the next level
         long nextLevel = this.results.level.get();
         long blocks = blockAndDeathPoints;
diff --git a/src/main/java/world/bentobox/level/events/IslandLevelCalculatedEvent.java b/src/main/java/world/bentobox/level/events/IslandLevelCalculatedEvent.java
index 196219f..8db2679 100644
--- a/src/main/java/world/bentobox/level/events/IslandLevelCalculatedEvent.java
+++ b/src/main/java/world/bentobox/level/events/IslandLevelCalculatedEvent.java
@@ -45,8 +45,7 @@ public class IslandLevelCalculatedEvent extends IslandBaseEvent {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get the island's initial level. It may be zero if it was never calculated
-     * or if a player was registered to the island after it was made.
+     * Get the island's initial level. It may be zero if it was never calculated.
      * @return initial level of island as calculated when the island was created.
      */
     public long getInitialLevel() {