diff --git a/common/src/comp/stats.rs b/common/src/comp/stats.rs
index 1c31af1187..628cb8d80c 100644
--- a/common/src/comp/stats.rs
+++ b/common/src/comp/stats.rs
@@ -85,17 +85,16 @@ impl fmt::Display for StatChangeError {
 impl Error for StatChangeError {}
 
 impl Exp {
+    /// Used to determine how much exp is required to reach the next level. When
+    /// a character levels up, the next level target is increased by this value
+    const EXP_INCREASE_FACTOR: u32 = 25;
+
     pub fn current(&self) -> u32 { self.current }
 
     pub fn maximum(&self) -> u32 { self.maximum }
 
     pub fn set_current(&mut self, current: u32) { self.current = current; }
 
-    // TODO: Uncomment when needed
-    // pub fn set_maximum(&mut self, maximum: u32) {
-    // self.maximum = maximum;
-    // }
-
     pub fn change_by(&mut self, current: i64) {
         self.current = ((self.current as i64) + current) as u32;
     }
@@ -103,6 +102,10 @@ impl Exp {
     pub fn change_maximum_by(&mut self, maximum: i64) {
         self.maximum = ((self.maximum as i64) + maximum) as u32;
     }
+
+    pub fn update_maximum(&mut self, level: u32) {
+        self.maximum = Self::EXP_INCREASE_FACTOR + (level * Self::EXP_INCREASE_FACTOR);
+    }
 }
 
 impl Level {
diff --git a/common/src/sys/stats.rs b/common/src/sys/stats.rs
index 61396bc8fb..448b97fec8 100644
--- a/common/src/sys/stats.rs
+++ b/common/src/sys/stats.rs
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ impl<'a> System<'a> for Sys {
                 let stat = stats.get_mut_unchecked();
                 while stat.exp.current() >= stat.exp.maximum() {
                     stat.exp.change_by(-(stat.exp.maximum() as i64));
-                    stat.exp.change_maximum_by(25);
                     stat.level.change_by(1);
+                    stat.exp.update_maximum(stat.level.level());
                 }
 
                 stat.update_max_hp();
diff --git a/server/src/events/player.rs b/server/src/events/player.rs
index 4d42df8aea..8c14b647de 100644
--- a/server/src/events/player.rs
+++ b/server/src/events/player.rs
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ pub fn handle_client_disconnect(server: &mut Server, entity: EcsEntity) -> Event
         state.read_storage::<comp::Stats>().get(entity),
     ) {
         if let Some(character_id) = player.character_id {
-            persistence::stats::update(character_id, stats, None, db_dir);
+            persistence::stats::update_item(character_id, stats, db_dir);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/server/src/persistence/models.rs b/server/src/persistence/models.rs
index 241fc0ba0c..74ff72d796 100644
--- a/server/src/persistence/models.rs
+++ b/server/src/persistence/models.rs
@@ -87,9 +87,13 @@ pub struct Stats {
 
 impl From<StatsJoinData<'_>> for comp::Stats {
     fn from(data: StatsJoinData) -> comp::Stats {
+        let level = data.stats.level as u32;
+
         let mut base_stats = comp::Stats::new(String::from(data.alias), *data.body);
 
-        base_stats.level.set_level(data.stats.level as u32);
+        base_stats.level.set_level(level);
+        base_stats.exp.update_maximum(level);
+
         base_stats.exp.set_current(data.stats.exp as u32);
 
         base_stats.update_max_hp();
@@ -155,4 +159,36 @@ mod tests {
             willpower: 4,
         })
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn loads_stats_with_correct_level() {
+        let data = StatsJoinData {
+            alias: "test",
+            body: &comp::Body::from(&Body {
+                character_id: 0,
+                race: 0,
+                body_type: comp::humanoid::BodyType::Female as i16,
+                hair_style: 0,
+                beard: 0,
+                eyebrows: 0,
+                accessory: 0,
+                hair_color: 0,
+                skin: 0,
+                eye_color: 0,
+            }),
+            stats: &Stats {
+                character_id: 0,
+                level: 3,
+                exp: 70,
+                endurance: 0,
+                fitness: 2,
+                willpower: 3,
+            },
+        };
+
+        let stats = comp::Stats::from(data);
+
+        assert_eq!(stats.level.level(), 3);
+        assert_eq!(stats.exp.current(), 70);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/server/src/persistence/stats.rs b/server/src/persistence/stats.rs
index ee0355ee1b..57a66bfdab 100644
--- a/server/src/persistence/stats.rs
+++ b/server/src/persistence/stats.rs
@@ -4,18 +4,11 @@ use super::{establish_connection, models::StatsUpdate, schema};
 use crate::comp;
 use diesel::prelude::*;
 
-pub fn update(
-    character_id: i32,
-    stats: &comp::Stats,
-    conn: Option<&SqliteConnection>,
-    db_dir: &str,
-) {
-    log::warn!("stats persisting...");
-
+fn update(character_id: i32, stats: &comp::Stats, connection: &SqliteConnection) {
     if let Err(error) =
         diesel::update(schema::stats::table.filter(schema::stats::character_id.eq(character_id)))
             .set(&StatsUpdate::from(stats))
-            .execute(conn.unwrap_or(&establish_connection(db_dir)))
+            .execute(connection)
     {
         log::warn!(
             "Failed to update stats for character: {:?}: {:?}",
@@ -25,8 +18,12 @@ pub fn update(
     }
 }
 
-pub fn batch_update<'a>(updates: impl Iterator<Item = (i32, &'a comp::Stats)>, db_dir: &str) {
-    let connection = &establish_connection(db_dir);
-
-    updates.for_each(|(character_id, stats)| update(character_id, stats, Some(connection), db_dir));
+pub fn update_item(character_id: i32, stats: &comp::Stats, db_dir: &str) {
+    update(character_id, stats, &establish_connection(db_dir));
+}
+
+pub fn batch_update<'a>(updates: impl Iterator<Item = (i32, &'a comp::Stats)>, db_dir: &str) {
+    let connection = establish_connection(db_dir);
+
+    updates.for_each(|(character_id, stats)| update(character_id, stats, &connection));
 }