diff --git a/PlotSquared/src/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/PlotHelper.java b/PlotSquared/src/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/PlotHelper.java
index 4a5e1ef23..f3732dad3 100644
--- a/PlotSquared/src/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/PlotHelper.java
+++ b/PlotSquared/src/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/PlotHelper.java
@@ -100,7 +100,9 @@ public class PlotHelper {
 
 		PlotManager manager = PlotMain.getPlotManager(world);
 		PlotWorld plotworld = PlotMain.getWorldSettings(world);
-
+		
+		manager.startPlotMerge(world, plotworld, plotIds);
+		
 		for (int x = pos1.x; x <= pos2.x; x++) {
 			for (int y = pos1.y; y <= pos2.y; y++) {
 				
diff --git a/PlotSquared/src/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/PlotManager.java b/PlotSquared/src/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/PlotManager.java
index aca004e43..e7f8d29aa 100644
--- a/PlotSquared/src/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/PlotManager.java
+++ b/PlotSquared/src/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/PlotManager.java
@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@ public abstract class PlotManager {
 	public abstract boolean removeRoadSouth(PlotWorld plotworld, Plot plot);
 
 	public abstract boolean removeRoadSouthEast(PlotWorld plotworld, Plot plot);
+	
+    public abstract boolean startPlotMerge(World world, PlotWorld plotworld, ArrayList<PlotId> plotIds);
+    
+    public abstract boolean startPlotUnlink(World world, PlotWorld plotworld, ArrayList<PlotId> plotIds);
 
 	public abstract boolean finishPlotMerge(World world, PlotWorld plotworld, ArrayList<PlotId> plotIds);
 	
diff --git a/PlotSquared/src/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/commands/Unlink.java b/PlotSquared/src/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/commands/Unlink.java
index b58d894a7..a08112156 100644
--- a/PlotSquared/src/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/commands/Unlink.java
+++ b/PlotSquared/src/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/commands/Unlink.java
@@ -65,6 +65,11 @@ public class Unlink extends SubCommand {
 			return false;
 		}
 
+		PlotManager manager = PlotMain.getPlotManager(world);
+        PlotWorld plotworld = PlotMain.getWorldSettings(world);
+		
+		manager.startPlotUnlink(world, plotworld, ids);
+		
 		for (PlotId id : ids) {
 			Plot myplot = PlotMain.getPlots(world).get(id);
 
@@ -78,8 +83,7 @@ public class Unlink extends SubCommand {
 			myplot.settings.setMerged(new boolean[] { false, false, false, false });
 			DBFunc.setMerged(world.getName(), myplot, myplot.settings.getMerged());
 		}
-		PlotManager manager = PlotMain.getPlotManager(world);
-		PlotWorld plotworld = PlotMain.getWorldSettings(world);
+		
 		for (int x = pos1.x; x <= pos2.x; x++) {
 			for (int y = pos1.y; y <= pos2.y; y++) {
 				boolean lx = x < pos2.x;
diff --git a/PlotSquared/src/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/generator/DefaultPlotManager.java b/PlotSquared/src/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/generator/DefaultPlotManager.java
index 1c5c1b4c1..4342fe6a6 100644
--- a/PlotSquared/src/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/generator/DefaultPlotManager.java
+++ b/PlotSquared/src/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/generator/DefaultPlotManager.java
@@ -602,4 +602,14 @@ public class DefaultPlotManager extends PlotManager {
     public boolean finishPlotUnlink(World world, PlotWorld plotworld, ArrayList<PlotId> plotIds) {
         return true;
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean startPlotMerge(World world, PlotWorld plotworld, ArrayList<PlotId> plotIds) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean startPlotUnlink(World world, PlotWorld plotworld, ArrayList<PlotId> plotIds) {
+        return true;
+    }
 }