diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index df6b863..490cd7d 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.2 // indirect
 	github.com/golang/snappy v0.0.4 // indirect
 	github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.4.0 // indirect
+	github.com/jinzhu/copier v0.3.5 // indirect
 	github.com/klauspost/compress v1.15.9 // indirect
 	github.com/muhammadmuzzammil1998/jsonc v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/sandertv/go-raknet v1.11.1 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index fdcc5fc..cd9a9ea 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.4.0 h1:WDFjx/TMzVgy9VdMMQi2K2Emtwi2QcUQsztZ/zLaH
 github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.4.0/go.mod h1:E7qHFY5m1UJ88s3WnNqhKjPHQ0heANvMoAMk2YaljkQ=
 github.com/hpcloud/tail v1.0.0 h1:nfCOvKYfkgYP8hkirhJocXT2+zOD8yUNjXaWfTlyFKI=
 github.com/hpcloud/tail v1.0.0/go.mod h1:ab1qPbhIpdTxEkNHXyeSf5vhxWSCs/tWer42PpOxQnU=
+github.com/jinzhu/copier v0.3.5 h1:GlvfUwHk62RokgqVNvYsku0TATCF7bAHVwEXoBh3iJg=
+github.com/jinzhu/copier v0.3.5/go.mod h1:DfbEm0FYsaqBcKcFuvmOZb218JkPGtvSHsKg8S8hyyg=
 github.com/klauspost/compress v1.13.6/go.mod h1:/3/Vjq9QcHkK5uEr5lBEmyoZ1iFhe47etQ6QUkpK6sk=
 github.com/klauspost/compress v1.15.9 h1:wKRjX6JRtDdrE9qwa4b/Cip7ACOshUI4smpCQanqjSY=
 github.com/klauspost/compress v1.15.9/go.mod h1:PhcZ0MbTNciWF3rruxRgKxI5NkcHHrHUDtV4Yw2GlzU=
diff --git a/merge.go b/merge.go
index 065fca4..0e6e5d0 100644
--- a/merge.go
+++ b/merge.go
@@ -6,10 +6,12 @@ import (
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/df-mc/dragonfly/server/world/mcdb"
 	"github.com/df-mc/goleveldb/leveldb/opt"
 	"github.com/google/subcommands"
+	"github.com/jinzhu/copier"
 )
 
 type MergeCMD struct {
@@ -41,6 +43,7 @@ func (c *MergeCMD) Execute(ctx context.Context, f *flag.FlagSet, _ ...interface{
 	}
 
 	for i, world_name := range c.worlds {
+		first := i == 0
 		fmt.Printf("Adding %s\n", world_name)
 		s, err := os.Stat(world_name)
 		if errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
@@ -51,11 +54,27 @@ func (c *MergeCMD) Execute(ctx context.Context, f *flag.FlagSet, _ ...interface{
 			world_name += "_unpack"
 			unpack_zip(f, s.Size(), world_name)
 		}
-		err = c.merge_worlds(prov_out, world_name, i == 0)
+		err = c.merge_worlds(prov_out, world_name, first)
 		if err != nil {
 			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "%s %s\n", world_name, err)
 		}
+		if !s.IsDir() {
+			os.RemoveAll(world_name)
+		}
 	}
+
+	if err = prov_out.Close(); err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, err)
+		return 1
+	}
+	time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
+
+	if err := zip_folder(out_name+".mcworld", out_name); err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "zipping: %s\n", err)
+		return 1
+	}
+
+	//os.RemoveAll(out_name)
 	return 0
 }
 
@@ -96,13 +115,16 @@ func (c *MergeCMD) merge_worlds(prov_out *mcdb.Provider, folder string, first bo
 			if err := prov_out.SaveEntities(i.P, entities, i.D); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-
-			if first {
-				prov_out.SaveSettings(prov_in.Settings())
-			}
 			count += 1
 		}
 	}
+
+	if first {
+		fmt.Print("Applying Settings, level.dat\n\n")
+		prov_out.SaveSettings(prov_in.Settings())
+		out_ld := prov_out.LevelDat()
+		copier.Copy(out_ld, prov_in.LevelDat())
+	}
 	fmt.Printf("Added: %d\n", count)
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/utils.go b/utils.go
index 76bb406..b5ad778 100644
--- a/utils.go
+++ b/utils.go
@@ -10,10 +10,12 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	"io/fs"
 	"log"
 	"net"
 	"os"
 	"path"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
@@ -333,3 +335,26 @@ func unpack_zip(r io.ReaderAt, size int64, unpack_folder string) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func zip_folder(filename, folder string) error {
+	f, err := os.Create(filename)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	zw := zip.NewWriter(f)
+	err = filepath.WalkDir(folder, func(path string, d fs.DirEntry, err error) error {
+		if !d.Type().IsDir() {
+			rel := path[len(folder)+1:]
+			zwf, _ := zw.Create(rel)
+			data, err := os.ReadFile(path)
+			if err != nil {
+				fmt.Println(err)
+			}
+			zwf.Write(data)
+		}
+		return nil
+	})
+	zw.Close()
+	f.Close()
+	return err
+}
diff --git a/world.go b/world.go
index b4f22cc..041c0bd 100644
--- a/world.go
+++ b/world.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"archive/zip"
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	"errors"
@@ -10,11 +9,9 @@ import (
 	"hash/crc32"
 	"image"
 	"image/draw"
-	"io/fs"
 	"log"
 	"os"
 	"path"
-	"path/filepath"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
@@ -416,28 +413,10 @@ func (w *WorldState) SaveAndReset() {
 
 	// zip it
 	filename := folder + ".mcworld"
-	f, err := os.Create(filename)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatal(err)
-	}
-	zw := zip.NewWriter(f)
-	err = filepath.WalkDir(folder, func(path string, d fs.DirEntry, err error) error {
-		if d.Type().IsRegular() {
-			rel := path[len(folder)+1:]
-			zwf, _ := zw.Create(rel)
-			data, err := os.ReadFile(path)
-			if err != nil {
-				fmt.Println(err)
-			}
-			zwf.Write(data)
-		}
-		return nil
-	})
-	if err != nil {
+
+	if err := zip_folder(filename, folder); err != nil {
 		fmt.Println(err)
 	}
-	zw.Close()
-	f.Close()
 	fmt.Printf("Saved: %s\n", filename)
 	os.RemoveAll(folder)
 	w.Reset()