diff --git a/src/engine/objects/Zone.java b/src/engine/objects/Zone.java
index 3ff7891e..c682c0b1 100644
--- a/src/engine/objects/Zone.java
+++ b/src/engine/objects/Zone.java
@@ -84,8 +84,6 @@ public class Zone extends AbstractGameObject {
         this.minLvl = rs.getInt("minLvl");
         this.maxLvl = rs.getInt("maxLvl");
 
-        this.setBounds();
-
         //this needs to be here specifically for new zones created after server boot (e.g. player city zones)
 
         Zone parentZone = ZoneManager.getZoneByUUID(parentZoneID);
@@ -247,6 +245,7 @@ public class Zone extends AbstractGameObject {
             this.absY = MBServerStatics.SEA_FLOOR_ALTITUDE;
             this.absZ = this.zCoord;
             this.seaLevel = 0;
+            this.setBounds();
             return;
         }
 
@@ -259,6 +258,7 @@ public class Zone extends AbstractGameObject {
             this.maxLvl = this.parent.maxLvl;
         }
 
+        this.setBounds();
         this.worldAltitude = ZoneManager.caclulateWorldAltitude(this);
 
         if (this.getParent() == null) {