diff --git a/src/main/java/org/mvplugins/multiverse/core/world/WorldManager.java b/src/main/java/org/mvplugins/multiverse/core/world/WorldManager.java
index 9568001c4..f61847ccf 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/mvplugins/multiverse/core/world/WorldManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/mvplugins/multiverse/core/world/WorldManager.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 import com.dumptruckman.minecraft.util.Logging;
 import com.google.common.base.Strings;
+import io.papermc.lib.PaperLib;
 import io.vavr.control.Option;
 import io.vavr.control.Try;
 import jakarta.inject.Inject;
@@ -379,7 +380,7 @@ private LoadedMultiverseWorld newLoadedMultiverseWorld(
         // Properties from the bukkit world
         worldConfig.setDifficulty(world.getDifficulty());
         worldConfig.setKeepSpawnInMemory(world.getKeepSpawnInMemory());
-        worldConfig.setScale(world.getCoordinateScale());
+        worldConfig.setScale(getCoordinateScale(world));
 
         worldConfig.save();
 
@@ -398,6 +399,17 @@ private LoadedMultiverseWorld newLoadedMultiverseWorld(
         return loadedWorld;
     }
 
+    private double getCoordinateScale(World world) {
+        if (PaperLib.isPaper()) {
+            return world.getCoordinateScale();
+        }
+        return switch (world.getEnvironment()) {
+            case NORMAL -> 1;
+            case NETHER -> 8;
+            default -> 1;
+        };
+    }
+
     /**
      * Loads an existing world in config.
      *