diff --git a/Bukkit/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/bukkit/listener/BlockEventListener.java b/Bukkit/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/bukkit/listener/BlockEventListener.java
index 8ae570bd15..78bb2e82da 100644
--- a/Bukkit/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/bukkit/listener/BlockEventListener.java
+++ b/Bukkit/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/bukkit/listener/BlockEventListener.java
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ public void blockDestroy(BlockBreakEvent event) {
             return;
         }
         Plot plot = area.getPlot(location);
-        if (plot != null) {
+        if (plot != null && !plot.isMerging()) {
             BukkitPlayer plotPlayer = BukkitUtil.adapt(player);
             // == rather than <= as we only care about the "ground level" not being destroyed
             if (event.getBlock().getY() == area.getMinGenHeight()) {
diff --git a/Core/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/core/plot/Plot.java b/Core/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/core/plot/Plot.java
index b1c7c1f6a3..6d53167186 100644
--- a/Core/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/core/plot/Plot.java
+++ b/Core/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/core/plot/Plot.java
@@ -1244,6 +1244,32 @@ public int addRunning() {
         return value;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Sets the plot into merging process
+     */
+    public void setMerging() {
+        for (Plot plot : this.getConnectedPlots()) {
+            plot.setMeta("merging", true);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return the current state of merging process
+     */
+    public Boolean isMerging() {
+        Boolean value = (Boolean) this.getMeta("merging");
+        return value != null && value;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Removes the merging process
+     */
+    public void removeMerging() {
+        for (Plot plot : this.getConnectedPlots()) {
+            plot.deleteMeta("merging");
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Decrement the number of tracked tasks this plot is running<br>
      * - Used to track/limit the number of things a player can do on the plot at once
diff --git a/Core/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/core/plot/PlotModificationManager.java b/Core/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/core/plot/PlotModificationManager.java
index 81a2f740b4..843fb506a2 100644
--- a/Core/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/core/plot/PlotModificationManager.java
+++ b/Core/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/core/plot/PlotModificationManager.java
@@ -582,6 +582,8 @@ public boolean autoMerge(
                 Plot other = current.getRelative(Direction.NORTH);
                 if (other != null && other.isOwner(uuid) && (other.getBasePlot(false).equals(current.getBasePlot(false))
                         || (plots = other.getConnectedPlots()).size() <= max && frontier.addAll(plots) && (max -= plots.size()) != -1)) {
+                    current.setMerging();
+                    other.setMerging();
                     current.mergePlot(other, removeRoads, queue);
                     merged.add(current.getId());
                     merged.add(other.getId());
@@ -593,12 +595,16 @@ public boolean autoMerge(
                         ids.add(other.getId());
                         this.plot.getManager().finishPlotMerge(ids, queue);
                     }
+                    current.removeMerging();
+                    other.removeMerging();
                 }
             }
             if (max >= 0 && (dir == Direction.ALL || dir == Direction.EAST) && !current.isMerged(Direction.EAST)) {
                 Plot other = current.getRelative(Direction.EAST);
                 if (other != null && other.isOwner(uuid) && (other.getBasePlot(false).equals(current.getBasePlot(false))
                         || (plots = other.getConnectedPlots()).size() <= max && frontier.addAll(plots) && (max -= plots.size()) != -1)) {
+                    current.setMerging();
+                    other.setMerging();
                     current.mergePlot(other, removeRoads, queue);
                     merged.add(current.getId());
                     merged.add(other.getId());
@@ -610,12 +616,16 @@ public boolean autoMerge(
                         ids.add(other.getId());
                         this.plot.getManager().finishPlotMerge(ids, queue);
                     }
+                    current.removeMerging();
+                    other.removeMerging();
                 }
             }
             if (max >= 0 && (dir == Direction.ALL || dir == Direction.SOUTH) && !current.isMerged(Direction.SOUTH)) {
                 Plot other = current.getRelative(Direction.SOUTH);
                 if (other != null && other.isOwner(uuid) && (other.getBasePlot(false).equals(current.getBasePlot(false))
                         || (plots = other.getConnectedPlots()).size() <= max && frontier.addAll(plots) && (max -= plots.size()) != -1)) {
+                    current.setMerging();
+                    other.setMerging();
                     current.mergePlot(other, removeRoads, queue);
                     merged.add(current.getId());
                     merged.add(other.getId());
@@ -627,12 +637,16 @@ public boolean autoMerge(
                         ids.add(other.getId());
                         this.plot.getManager().finishPlotMerge(ids, queue);
                     }
+                    current.removeMerging();
+                    other.removeMerging();
                 }
             }
             if (max >= 0 && (dir == Direction.ALL || dir == Direction.WEST) && !current.isMerged(Direction.WEST)) {
                 Plot other = current.getRelative(Direction.WEST);
                 if (other != null && other.isOwner(uuid) && (other.getBasePlot(false).equals(current.getBasePlot(false))
                         || (plots = other.getConnectedPlots()).size() <= max && frontier.addAll(plots) && (max -= plots.size()) != -1)) {
+                    current.setMerging();
+                    other.setMerging();
                     current.mergePlot(other, removeRoads, queue);
                     merged.add(current.getId());
                     merged.add(other.getId());
@@ -644,6 +658,8 @@ public boolean autoMerge(
                         ids.add(other.getId());
                         this.plot.getManager().finishPlotMerge(ids, queue);
                     }
+                    current.removeMerging();
+                    other.removeMerging();
                 }
             }
         }