diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 58636b2..1332fa8 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ plugins {
 }
 
 group 'sh.okx'
-version '3.6-beta'
+version '3.6-beta.1'
 
 repositories {
     mavenCentral()
diff --git a/src/main/java/sh/okx/rankup/Rankup.java b/src/main/java/sh/okx/rankup/Rankup.java
index c2cdb23..347b1b9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/sh/okx/rankup/Rankup.java
+++ b/src/main/java/sh/okx/rankup/Rankup.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import org.bukkit.plugin.PluginManager;
 import org.bukkit.plugin.RegisteredServiceProvider;
 import org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPlugin;
 import sh.okx.rankup.commands.InfoCommand;
+import sh.okx.rankup.commands.MaxRankupCommand;
 import sh.okx.rankup.commands.PrestigeCommand;
 import sh.okx.rankup.commands.PrestigesCommand;
 import sh.okx.rankup.commands.RanksCommand;
@@ -126,6 +127,9 @@ public class Rankup extends JavaPlugin {
         getCommand("prestiges").setExecutor(new PrestigesCommand(this));
       }
     }
+    if (config.getBoolean("max-rankup.enabled")) {
+      getCommand("maxrankup").setExecutor(new MaxRankupCommand(this));
+    }
 
     getCommand("rankup").setExecutor(new RankupCommand(this));
     getCommand("rankup3").setExecutor(new InfoCommand(this, notifier));
@@ -168,7 +172,8 @@ public class Rankup extends JavaPlugin {
     if (config.getInt("version") < 5) {
       getLogger().severe("You are using an outdated config!");
       getLogger().severe("This means that some things might not work!");
-      getLogger().severe("To update, please rename ALL your config files (or the folder they are in),");
+      getLogger()
+          .severe("To update, please rename ALL your config files (or the folder they are in),");
       getLogger().severe("and run /rankup3 reload to generate a new config file.");
       getLogger().severe("If that does not work, restart your server.");
       getLogger().severe("You may then copy in your config values from the old config.");
@@ -193,7 +198,8 @@ public class Rankup extends JavaPlugin {
     }
 
     if (sender instanceof Player) {
-      sender.sendMessage(ChatColor.RED + "Could not load Rankup, check console for more information.");
+      sender.sendMessage(
+          ChatColor.RED + "Could not load Rankup, check console for more information.");
     } else {
       getLogger().severe("Failed to load Rankup");
     }
@@ -278,7 +284,7 @@ public class Rankup extends JavaPlugin {
     String name = "locale/" + locale + ".yml";
     File file = new File(getDataFolder(), name);
     if (!file.exists()) {
-      saveResource("locale/" + locale + ".yml", false);
+      saveResource(name, false);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/sh/okx/rankup/commands/MaxRankupCommand.java b/src/main/java/sh/okx/rankup/commands/MaxRankupCommand.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f67ecc1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/sh/okx/rankup/commands/MaxRankupCommand.java
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+package sh.okx.rankup.commands;
+
+import lombok.RequiredArgsConstructor;
+import org.bukkit.command.Command;
+import org.bukkit.command.CommandExecutor;
+import org.bukkit.command.CommandSender;
+import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
+import sh.okx.rankup.Rankup;
+import sh.okx.rankup.RankupHelper;
+import sh.okx.rankup.ranks.Rank;
+
+@RequiredArgsConstructor
+public class MaxRankupCommand implements CommandExecutor {
+  private final Rankup plugin;
+
+  @Override
+  public boolean onCommand(CommandSender sender, Command command, String label, String[] args) {
+    if (!(sender instanceof Player)) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    RankupHelper helper = plugin.getHelper();
+
+    Player player = (Player) sender;
+
+    if (!helper.checkRankup(player)) {
+      return true;
+    }
+
+    do {
+      Rank rank = plugin.getRankups().getByPlayer(player);
+      rank.applyRequirements(player);
+
+      helper.doRankup(player, rank);
+
+      // if the individual-messages setting is disabled, only send the "well done you ranked up"
+      // messages if they can't rank up any more.
+      if (plugin.getConfig().getBoolean("max-rankup.individual-messages")
+          || !helper.checkRankup(player, false)) {
+        helper.sendRankupMessages(player, rank);
+      }
+    } while (helper.checkRankup(player, false));
+
+    return true;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/sh/okx/rankup/gui/Gui.java b/src/main/java/sh/okx/rankup/gui/Gui.java
index 1e35994..ecafbf6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/sh/okx/rankup/gui/Gui.java
+++ b/src/main/java/sh/okx/rankup/gui/Gui.java
@@ -66,16 +66,17 @@ public class Gui implements InventoryHolder {
     ConfigurationSection section = plugin.getConfig().getConfigurationSection("gui").getConfigurationSection(name);
 
     String materialName = section.getString("material").toUpperCase();
-    // handle default material correctly on older versions
-    if (!ItemUtil.isServerFlattened() && materialName.equals("BLACK_STAINED_GLASS_PANE")) {
-      materialName = "STAINED_GLASS_PANE:15";
-    }
 
     ItemStack item;
     if (ItemUtil.isServerFlattened()) {
       Material material = Material.valueOf(materialName);
       item = new ItemStack(material);
     } else {
+      // handle default material correctly on older vesions
+      if (materialName.equals("BLACK_STAINED_GLASS_PANE")) {
+        materialName = "STAINED_GLASS_PANE:15";
+      }
+
       String[] parts = materialName.split(":");
       Material material = Material.valueOf(parts[0]);
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/sh/okx/rankup/util/UpdateNotifier.java b/src/main/java/sh/okx/rankup/util/UpdateNotifier.java
index aaaa170..93b14d3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/sh/okx/rankup/util/UpdateNotifier.java
+++ b/src/main/java/sh/okx/rankup/util/UpdateNotifier.java
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public class UpdateNotifier {
       @Override
       public void onFailure() {
         if (!join) {
-          send(sender, join, ChatColor.RED + "Error while checking version.");
+          send(sender, false, ChatColor.RED + "Error while checking version.");
         }
       }
     });
diff --git a/src/main/java/sh/okx/rankup/util/VersionChecker.java b/src/main/java/sh/okx/rankup/util/VersionChecker.java
index b0c34d2..92359fd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/sh/okx/rankup/util/VersionChecker.java
+++ b/src/main/java/sh/okx/rankup/util/VersionChecker.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ public class VersionChecker {
   /**
    * Checks if the version checker has already made an asynchronous call to the web server to check
    * the version, so future checks will run instantly.
+   *
    * @return true if the version checker already knows the latest version, false otherwise
    */
   public boolean hasChecked() {
@@ -38,21 +39,19 @@ public class VersionChecker {
       } else {
         callback.onOutdatedVersion(currentVersion, latestVersion);
       }
-    } else {
-      Bukkit.getScheduler().runTaskAsynchronously(plugin,
-          () -> checkVersionSync(new SyncVersionCheckerCallback(plugin, callback)));
-    }
-  }
-
-  private void checkVersionSync(VersionCheckerCallback callback) {
-    if (currentVersion.contains("alpha")
+    } else if (currentVersion.contains("alpha")
         || currentVersion.contains("beta")
         || currentVersion.contains("rc")) {
       checked = true;
       callback.onPreReleaseVersion(currentVersion);
-      return;
+    } else {
+      Bukkit.getScheduler().runTaskAsynchronously(plugin,
+//          () -> checkVersionSync(new SyncVersionCheckerCallback(plugin, callback)));
+          () -> checkVersionSync(callback));
     }
+  }
 
+  private void checkVersionSync(VersionCheckerCallback callback) {
     try {
       latestVersion = getLatestVersion();
       checked = true;
@@ -94,6 +93,7 @@ public class VersionChecker {
 
     /**
      * Called when the plugin is on a pre-release version and is exempt to the usual update system.
+     *
      * @param version the current version of the plugin
      */
     void onPreReleaseVersion(String version);
@@ -106,9 +106,11 @@ public class VersionChecker {
 
   /**
    * An implementation of {@link VersionCheckerCallback} that is called asynchronously, and then
-   * forwards the calls an underlying VersionCheckerCallback synchronously on the main Bukkit thread.
+   * forwards the calls an underlying VersionCheckerCallback synchronously on the main Bukkit
+   * thread.
    */
-  class SyncVersionCheckerCallback implements VersionCheckerCallback {
+  static class SyncVersionCheckerCallback implements VersionCheckerCallback {
+
     private final Plugin plugin;
     private final VersionCheckerCallback callback;
 
diff --git a/src/main/resources/config.yml b/src/main/resources/config.yml
index bcb8541..019f01b 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/config.yml
+++ b/src/main/resources/config.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ prestiges: true
 # if you do not want this command to autocomplete, make sure
 # you negate the permission rankup.prestige with your permissions plugin.
 # if enabled, a prestiges.yml file will be generated with some example prestiges
+# You must restart your server when you change this for it to work!
 prestige: false
 
 # if true, players with the permission rankup.notify will receive notifications when they join
@@ -41,6 +42,19 @@ confirmation-type: 'gui'
 # set to 0 to disable.
 cooldown: 1
 
+# if enabled, players can run /maxrankup to rankup as many times as possible,
+# before they fail the requirements for the next rank.
+# the permission rankup.maxrankup is used for this command, but it is usually given by default.
+# note that /maxrankup, if enabled, has no confirmation.
+max-rankup:
+  # You must restart your server if you enable or disable /maxrankup!
+  enabled: false
+  # whether to send a message for each rankup a player does
+  # if set to true, the chat may be spammed for each rankup a player goes through with /maxrankup
+  # if set to false, only the last rankup will be shown (if a player starts on rank A, then does
+  # /maxrankup and ranks up to B and then C, it will just say "player has ranked up to C")
+  individual-messages: true
+
 gui:
   rows: 1
   rankup:
@@ -82,14 +96,14 @@ placeholders:
   not-in-ladder: "None"
   # used in the current_prestige placeholders when a player hasn't prestiged yet
   no-prestige: "None"
-  # used in the next_rank and next_prestige placeholders when there is no rankup/prestige
+  # used in the next_rank and next_prestige placeholders when a player is at the highest rank or prestige
   highest-rank: "None"
 
 # what to shorten money by.
 # ie 1000 -> 1k
 # set to an empty list to disable
 # for each entry here, it counts as increasing by a factor of 1,000
-# the first represents thousands (1000, 1e3) then millions (1000000, 1e6) then billions (1000000000, 1e9) etc.
+# the first represents thousands (1,000) then millions (1,000,000) then billions (1,000,000,000) etc.
 shorten:
 - 'k'
 - 'M'
diff --git a/src/main/resources/plugin.yml b/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
index 32919dd..e224dc1 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
+++ b/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ commands:
   prestiges:
     permission: rankup.prestiges
     description: List all the prestiges.
+  maxrankup:
+    permission: rankup.maxrankup
+    description: Rankup as much as possible.
 permissions:
   rankup.*:
     children:
@@ -34,6 +37,7 @@ permissions:
       rankup.prestige: true
       rankup.prestiges: true
       rankup.auto: true
+      rankup.maxrankup: true
   rankup.admin:
     children:
       # if a player can see if the plugin needs updating when they run /pru
@@ -42,7 +46,7 @@ permissions:
       rankup.reload: true
       # if a player can force rankup or prestige someone
       rankup.force: true
-      # if a player receives notifications to update rankup when the log in.
+      # if a player receives notifications to update rankup when they log in.
       rankup.notify: true
     default: op
   rankup.info:
@@ -56,4 +60,6 @@ permissions:
   rankup.prestiges:
     default: true
   rankup.auto:
+    default: true
+  rankup.maxrankup:
     default: true
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