diff --git a/Server/src/main/java/core/game/node/entity/player/link/quest/QuestRepository.java b/Server/src/main/java/core/game/node/entity/player/link/quest/QuestRepository.java
index 7e9d3acab..b1d911271 100644
--- a/Server/src/main/java/core/game/node/entity/player/link/quest/QuestRepository.java
+++ b/Server/src/main/java/core/game/node/entity/player/link/quest/QuestRepository.java
@@ -95,6 +95,21 @@ public final class QuestRepository {
      * @param stage The stage.
      */
     public void setStage(Quest quest, int stage) {
+        int oldStage = getStage(quest);
+        if(oldStage < stage) {
+            quests.put(quest.getIndex(), stage);
+        } else {
+            SystemLogger.logWarn(String.format("Nonmonotonic QuestRepository.setStage call for player \"%s\", quest \"%s\", old stage %d, new stage %d", player.getName(), quest.getName(), oldStage, stage));
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the stage of a quest, permitting non-monotonic updates.
+     *
+     * @param quest The quest.
+     * @param stage The stage.
+     */
+    public void setStageNonmonotonic(Quest quest, int stage) {
         quests.put(quest.getIndex(), stage);
     }
 
diff --git a/Server/src/main/kotlin/rs09/game/system/command/sets/QuestCommandSet.kt b/Server/src/main/kotlin/rs09/game/system/command/sets/QuestCommandSet.kt
index 53d39880c..825fca176 100644
--- a/Server/src/main/kotlin/rs09/game/system/command/sets/QuestCommandSet.kt
+++ b/Server/src/main/kotlin/rs09/game/system/command/sets/QuestCommandSet.kt
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class QuestCommandSet : CommandSet(Command.Privilege.ADMIN){
             }
             val quest = args[1].toIntOrNull() ?: reject(player,"INVALID QUEST")
             val stage = args[2].toIntOrNull() ?: reject(player,"INVALID STAGE")
-            player.questRepository.setStage(player.questRepository.forIndex(quest as Int), stage as Int)
+            player.questRepository.setStageNonmonotonic(player.questRepository.forIndex(quest as Int), stage as Int)
             notify(player, "<col=209dff>Setting " + player.questRepository.forIndex(quest).name + " to stage $stage</col>")
         }
 
@@ -81,4 +81,4 @@ class QuestCommandSet : CommandSet(Command.Privilege.ADMIN){
             player.packetDispatch.sendString("<str>          ", 275, lineId++)
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}