diff --git a/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/LocalConfiguration.java b/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/LocalConfiguration.java
index 766949721..487db6728 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/LocalConfiguration.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/LocalConfiguration.java
@@ -19,13 +19,14 @@
 
 package com.sk89q.worldedit;
 
-import com.sk89q.worldedit.blocks.BlockID;
-import com.sk89q.worldedit.blocks.ItemID;
-import com.sk89q.worldedit.snapshots.SnapshotRepository;
 import java.io.File;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.Set;
 
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.blocks.BlockID;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.blocks.ItemID;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.snapshots.SnapshotRepository;
+
 /**
  * Represents WorldEdit's configuration.
  *
@@ -104,6 +105,7 @@ public abstract class LocalConfiguration {
     public String scriptsDir = "craftscripts";
     public boolean showFirstUseVersion = true;
     public int butcherDefaultRadius = -1;
+    public int butcherMaxRadius = -1;
 
     /**
      * Loads the configuration.
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/commands/UtilityCommands.java b/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/commands/UtilityCommands.java
index 22b755b42..c8b3e0a07 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/commands/UtilityCommands.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/commands/UtilityCommands.java
@@ -378,13 +378,18 @@ public class UtilityCommands {
 
         LocalConfiguration config = we.getConfiguration();
 
+        // technically the default can be larger than the max, but that's not my problem
         int radius = config.butcherDefaultRadius;
 
-        if (args.argsLength() > 0) {
-            if (args.getString(0).equals("all")) {
-                radius = -1;
-            } else {
-                radius =  Math.max(1, args.getInteger(0));
+        // there might be a better way to do this but my brain is fried right now
+        if (args.argsLength() > 0) { // user inputted radius, override the default
+            radius = args.getInteger(0);
+            if (config.butcherMaxRadius != -1) { // clamp if there is a max
+                if (radius == -1) {
+                    radius = config.butcherMaxRadius;
+                } else { // Math.min does not work if radius is -1 (actually highest possible value)
+                    radius = Math.min(radius, config.butcherMaxRadius);
+                }
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/util/YAMLConfiguration.java b/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/util/YAMLConfiguration.java
index 71ac13307..1aa05f784 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/util/YAMLConfiguration.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/util/YAMLConfiguration.java
@@ -19,12 +19,6 @@
 
 package com.sk89q.worldedit.util;
 
-import com.sk89q.util.yaml.YAMLProcessor;
-import com.sk89q.worldedit.LocalConfiguration;
-import com.sk89q.worldedit.LocalSession;
-import com.sk89q.worldedit.LogFormat;
-import com.sk89q.worldedit.snapshots.SnapshotRepository;
-
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.HashSet;
@@ -33,6 +27,12 @@ import java.util.logging.Handler;
 import java.util.logging.Level;
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
+import com.sk89q.util.yaml.YAMLProcessor;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.LocalConfiguration;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.LocalSession;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.LogFormat;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.snapshots.SnapshotRepository;
+
 /**
  * A less simple implementation of {@link LocalConfiguration} using YAML configuration files.
  *
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ public class YAMLConfiguration extends LocalConfiguration {
         maxRadius = Math.max(-1, config.getInt("limits.max-radius", maxRadius));
         maxSuperPickaxeSize = Math.max(1, config.getInt(
                 "limits.max-super-pickaxe-size", maxSuperPickaxeSize));
+        butcherDefaultRadius = Math.max(-1, config.getInt("limits.butcher-radius.default", butcherDefaultRadius));
+        butcherMaxRadius = Math.max(-1, config.getInt("limits.butcher-radius.maximum", butcherMaxRadius));
         registerHelp = true;
         logCommands = config.getBoolean("logging.log-commands", logCommands);
         superPickaxeDrop = config.getBoolean("super-pickaxe.drop-items",
@@ -88,7 +90,6 @@ public class YAMLConfiguration extends LocalConfiguration {
 
         scriptTimeout = config.getInt("scripting.timeout", scriptTimeout);
         scriptsDir = config.getString("scripting.dir", scriptsDir);
-        butcherDefaultRadius = config.getInt("butcher-default-radius", butcherDefaultRadius);
 
         saveDir = config.getString("saving.dir", saveDir);
 
diff --git a/src/main/resources/config.yml b/src/main/resources/config.yml
index 63bb26063..05227d5ff 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/config.yml
+++ b/src/main/resources/config.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ limits:
     max-radius: -1
     max-super-pickaxe-size: 5
     max-brush-radius: 5
+    butcher-radius:
+        default: -1
+        maximum: -1
     disallowed-blocks: [6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 26, 27, 28, 29, 39, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 46, 50, 51, 56, 59, 69, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 81, 83]
 
 use-inventory:
@@ -56,10 +59,7 @@ saving:
 history:
     size: 15
     expiration: 10
-
-butcher:
-     butcher-default-radius: -1
-
+
 wand-item: 271
 shell-save-type:
 no-double-slash: false