diff --git a/src/generated/resources/assets/pylons/lang/en_us.json b/src/generated/resources/assets/pylons/lang/en_us.json
index 43312ad..72d5f91 100644
--- a/src/generated/resources/assets/pylons/lang/en_us.json
+++ b/src/generated/resources/assets/pylons/lang/en_us.json
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   "block.pylons.infusion_pylon": "Infusion Pylon",
   "chat.pylons.expelled": "You have been expelled from %s's chunk!",
   "gui.pylons.effects": "Active potion effects:",
+  "gui.pylons.insideWorldSpawn": "Too close to world spawn.",
   "gui.pylons.noOwner": "Owner not found. Pylon disabled.",
   "gui.pylons.owner": "Owner: %s",
   "gui.pylons.whitelist": "Add players to whitelist:",
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/permutated/pylons/client/gui/ExpulsionPylonScreen.java b/src/main/java/net/permutated/pylons/client/gui/ExpulsionPylonScreen.java
index 8f771dd..115e42d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/permutated/pylons/client/gui/ExpulsionPylonScreen.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/permutated/pylons/client/gui/ExpulsionPylonScreen.java
@@ -16,10 +16,13 @@ public ExpulsionPylonScreen(ExpulsionPylonContainer container, Inventory inv, Co
     @Override
     protected void renderLabels(PoseStack matrixStack, int mouseX, int mouseY) {
         super.renderLabels(matrixStack, mouseX, mouseY);
-        if (this.menu.isAllowedDimension()) {
-            drawText(matrixStack, translate("whitelist"), 36);
-        } else {
+
+        if (!this.menu.isAllowedDimension()) {
             drawText(matrixStack, translate("wrongDimension").withStyle(ChatFormatting.RED), 36);
+        } else if (!this.menu.isAllowedLocation()) {
+            drawText(matrixStack, translate("insideWorldSpawn").withStyle(ChatFormatting.RED), 36);
+        } else {
+            drawText(matrixStack, translate("whitelist"), 36);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/permutated/pylons/data/client/Languages.java b/src/main/java/net/permutated/pylons/data/client/Languages.java
index 2974535..e84ffbe 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/permutated/pylons/data/client/Languages.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/permutated/pylons/data/client/Languages.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ protected void addTranslations() {
             add(gui("owner"), "Owner: %s");
             add(gui("noOwner"), "Owner not found. Pylon disabled.");
             add(gui("wrongDimension"), "This dimension is disabled.");
+            add(gui("insideWorldSpawn"), "Too close to world spawn.");
             add(gui("whitelist"), "Add players to whitelist:");
             add(gui("effects"), "Active potion effects:");
             add(tab(), "Pylons");
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/permutated/pylons/inventory/container/ExpulsionPylonContainer.java b/src/main/java/net/permutated/pylons/inventory/container/ExpulsionPylonContainer.java
index a3f426d..f7ee54a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/permutated/pylons/inventory/container/ExpulsionPylonContainer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/permutated/pylons/inventory/container/ExpulsionPylonContainer.java
@@ -9,10 +9,12 @@
 public class ExpulsionPylonContainer extends AbstractPylonContainer {
 
     private final boolean allowedDimension;
+    private final boolean allowedLocation;
 
     public ExpulsionPylonContainer(int windowId, Inventory playerInventory, FriendlyByteBuf packetBuffer) {
         super(ModRegistry.EXPULSION_PYLON_CONTAINER.get(), windowId, playerInventory, packetBuffer);
         allowedDimension = packetBuffer.readBoolean();
+        allowedLocation = packetBuffer.readBoolean();
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -23,4 +25,8 @@ protected RegistryObject<Block> getBlock() {
     public boolean isAllowedDimension() {
         return allowedDimension;
     }
+
+    public boolean isAllowedLocation() {
+        return allowedLocation;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/permutated/pylons/tile/ExpulsionPylonTile.java b/src/main/java/net/permutated/pylons/tile/ExpulsionPylonTile.java
index 9d7a772..07fdb93 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/permutated/pylons/tile/ExpulsionPylonTile.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/permutated/pylons/tile/ExpulsionPylonTile.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 import net.minecraft.util.Mth;
 import net.minecraft.world.entity.player.Player;
 import net.minecraft.world.item.ItemStack;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.GameRules;
 import net.minecraft.world.level.Level;
 import net.minecraft.world.level.block.Blocks;
 import net.minecraft.world.level.block.state.BlockState;
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ protected boolean isItemValid(ItemStack stack) {
 
     @Override
     public void tick() {
-        if (level != null && !level.isClientSide && canTick(10) && owner != null && isAllowedDimension()) {
+        if (level != null && !level.isClientSide && canTick(10) && owner != null && isAllowedDimension() && isAllowedLocation()) {
             LevelChunk chunk = level.getChunkAt(worldPosition);
 
             var chunkPos = chunk.getPos();
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@ public void tick() {
     public void updateContainer(FriendlyByteBuf packetBuffer) {
         super.updateContainer(packetBuffer);
         packetBuffer.writeBoolean(isAllowedDimension());
+        packetBuffer.writeBoolean(isAllowedLocation());
     }
 
     public boolean isAllowedDimension() {
@@ -100,6 +102,20 @@ public boolean isAllowedDimension() {
         return false;
     }
 
+    public boolean isAllowedLocation() {
+        if (level instanceof ServerLevel serverLevel) {
+            int spawnRadius = serverLevel.getGameRules().getInt(GameRules.RULE_SPAWN_RADIUS);
+            int configRadius = ConfigManager.COMMON.expulsionWorldSpawnRadius.get();
+
+            var bb = new BoundingBox(serverLevel.getSharedSpawnPos());
+            var area = bb.inflatedBy(Math.max(configRadius, spawnRadius));
+
+            return !area.intersects(getBlockPos().getX(), getBlockPos().getZ(), getBlockPos().getX(), getBlockPos().getZ());
+        } else {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Iterates over Player Filters in the inventory and returns a list with all found UUIDs
      *
@@ -156,11 +172,6 @@ private void doRespawn(MinecraftServer server, ServerPlayer player) {
             }
         }
 
-        // is the pylon within the world spawn radius?
-        if (inWorldSpawn(server, actualLevel)) {
-            return;
-        }
-
         while (!actualLevel.noCollision(dummyPlayer) && dummyPlayer.getY() < 256.0D) {
             dummyPlayer.setPos(dummyPlayer.getX(), dummyPlayer.getY() + 1.0D, dummyPlayer.getZ());
         }
@@ -169,15 +180,7 @@ private void doRespawn(MinecraftServer server, ServerPlayer player) {
         player.sendMessage(new TranslatableComponent(TranslationKey.chat("expelled"), getOwnerName()).withStyle(ChatFormatting.RED), player.getUUID());
     }
 
-    private boolean inWorldSpawn(MinecraftServer server, ServerLevel actualLevel) {
-        int spawnRadius = server.getSpawnRadius(actualLevel);
-        int configRadius = ConfigManager.COMMON.expulsionWorldSpawnRadius.get();
 
-        var bb = new BoundingBox(actualLevel.getSharedSpawnPos());
-        var area = bb.inflatedBy(Math.max(configRadius, spawnRadius));
-
-        return area.intersects(getBlockPos().getX(), getBlockPos().getZ(), getBlockPos().getX(), getBlockPos().getZ());
-    }
 
     private boolean sameChunk(Level world, BlockPos target) {
         if (level != null && level.dimension() == world.dimension()) {