diff --git a/src/main/java/com/dre/brewery/BPlayer.java b/src/main/java/com/dre/brewery/BPlayer.java
index 0c993f24..a6923276 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/dre/brewery/BPlayer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/dre/brewery/BPlayer.java
@@ -670,20 +670,21 @@ public static void puke(Player player) {
         if (VERSION.isOrLater(MinecraftVersion.V1_14)) item.setPersistent(false); // No need to save Puke items
 
         int pukeDespawntime = config.getPukeDespawntime();
-        if (pukeDespawntime >= 5800) {
+        int despawnRate = BUtil.getItemDespawnRate(player.getWorld());
+        if (pukeDespawntime >= (despawnRate - 200)) {
             return;
         }
 
         // Setting the age determines when an item is despawned. At age 6000 it is removed.
         if (pukeDespawntime <= 0) {
             // Just show the item for a few ticks
-            item.setTicksLived(5996);
+            item.setTicksLived(despawnRate - 4);
         } else if (pukeDespawntime <= 120) {
             // it should despawn in less than 6 sec. Add up to half of that randomly
-            item.setTicksLived(6000 - pukeDespawntime + pukeRand.nextInt((int) (pukeDespawntime / 2F)));
+            item.setTicksLived(despawnRate - pukeDespawntime + pukeRand.nextInt((int) (pukeDespawntime / 2F)));
         } else {
             // Add up to 5 sec randomly
-            item.setTicksLived(6000 - pukeDespawntime + pukeRand.nextInt(100));
+            item.setTicksLived(despawnRate - pukeDespawntime + pukeRand.nextInt(100));
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/dre/brewery/utility/BUtil.java b/src/main/java/com/dre/brewery/utility/BUtil.java
index 9bff415e..43776963 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/dre/brewery/utility/BUtil.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/dre/brewery/utility/BUtil.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 import org.bukkit.block.Block;
 import org.bukkit.command.CommandSender;
 import org.bukkit.configuration.ConfigurationSection;
+import org.bukkit.configuration.file.YamlConfiguration;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
 import org.bukkit.event.player.PlayerInteractEvent;
 import org.bukkit.inventory.EquipmentSlot;
@@ -475,32 +476,14 @@ public static String getDxlName(String worldName) {
         return worldName;
     }
 
-    @SuppressWarnings("ResultOfMethodCallIgnored")
-    public static void saveFile(InputStream in, File dest, String name, boolean overwrite) throws IOException {
-        if (in == null) return;
-        if (!dest.exists()) {
-            dest.mkdirs();
-        }
-        File result = new File(dest, name);
-        if (result.exists()) {
-            if (overwrite) {
-                result.delete();
-            } else {
-                return;
-            }
-        }
-
-        OutputStream out = new FileOutputStream(result);
-        byte[] buffer = new byte[1024];
+    public static int getItemDespawnRate(World world) {
+        YamlConfiguration spigotConfig = Bukkit.spigot().getConfig();
 
-        int length;
-        //copy the file content in bytes
-        while ((length = in.read(buffer)) > 0) {
-            out.write(buffer, 0, length);
+        int worldDespawnRate = spigotConfig.getInt("world-settings." + world.getName() + ".item-despawn-rate", -1);
+        if (worldDespawnRate < 0) {
+            return spigotConfig.getInt("world-settings.default.item-despawn-rate", 6000);
         }
-
-        in.close();
-        out.close();
+        return worldDespawnRate;
     }