diff --git a/src/engine/objects/PlayerCharacter.java b/src/engine/objects/PlayerCharacter.java
index b4eb145e..6a0ba931 100644
--- a/src/engine/objects/PlayerCharacter.java
+++ b/src/engine/objects/PlayerCharacter.java
@@ -1091,6 +1091,17 @@ public class PlayerCharacter extends AbstractCharacter {
                 }
         }
 
+        // Checked before the penalties, as the client's +/- does (0xBAC140): Giant's Blood cuts a max below its stat
+        if (strCur < 1 || dexCur < 1 || conCur < 1 || intCur < 1 || spiCur < 1) {
+            Logger.info("Attribute below 1");
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        if (strCur > strMax || dexCur > dexMax || conCur > conMax || intCur > intMax || spiCur > spiMax) {
+            Logger.info("Attribute above racial maximum");
+            return null;
+        }
+
         // Add in all of the penalties.
         strCur += penalties.get("StrCur");
         strMax += penalties.get("StrMax");