diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/xyz/alexcrea/cuanvil/listener/AnvilResultListener.kt b/src/main/kotlin/xyz/alexcrea/cuanvil/listener/AnvilResultListener.kt
index 27c99a2..8e37169 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/xyz/alexcrea/cuanvil/listener/AnvilResultListener.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/xyz/alexcrea/cuanvil/listener/AnvilResultListener.kt
@@ -130,10 +130,17 @@ class AnvilResultListener : Listener {
         if (recipe.leftItem == null) return // in case it changed
 
         val amount = CustomRecipeUtil.getCustomRecipeAmount(recipe, leftItem, rightItem)
-        val xpCost = amount * recipe.levelCostPerCraft
+        val xpCost = recipe.determineCost(amount, leftItem, output)
+        val finalCost =
+            if (recipe.removeExactXp) xpCost
+            else AnvilXpUtil.calculateLevelForXp(xpCost)
 
-        CustomAnvil.log("gamemode: ${player.gameMode != GameMode.CREATIVE}, cost: $xpCost, level: ${player.level}, result: ${player.level < xpCost}")
-        if ((player.gameMode != GameMode.CREATIVE) && (player.level < xpCost)) return
+        CustomAnvil.log("gamemode: ${player.gameMode != GameMode.CREATIVE}, cost: $finalCost, level: ${player.level}, result: ${player.totalExperience < finalCost} ${player.level < finalCost}")
+        if (player.gameMode != GameMode.CREATIVE){
+            if(recipe.removeExactXp){
+                if(player.totalExperience < finalCost) return
+            }else if(player.level < finalCost) return
+        }
 
         // We give the item manually
         // But first we check if we should give the item
@@ -142,7 +149,7 @@ class AnvilResultListener : Listener {
 
         // Handle not creative middle click...
         if (event.click != ClickType.MIDDLE &&
-            !handleCustomCraftClick(event, recipe, inventory, player, leftItem, rightItem, amount, xpCost)
+            !handleCustomCraftClick(event, recipe, inventory, player, leftItem, rightItem, amount, finalCost, recipe.removeExactXp)
         ) return
 
         // Finally, we add the item to the player
@@ -157,7 +164,7 @@ class AnvilResultListener : Listener {
         event: InventoryClickEvent, recipe: AnvilCustomRecipe,
         inventory: AnvilInventory, player: Player,
         leftItem: ItemStack, rightItem: ItemStack?,
-        amount: Int, xpCost: Int
+        amount: Int, xpCost: Int, linearCost: Boolean = false
     ): Boolean {
         // We remove what should be removed
         if (rightItem != null) {
@@ -171,7 +178,11 @@ class AnvilResultListener : Listener {
         inventory.setItem(ANVIL_INPUT_LEFT, leftItem)
 
         if (player.gameMode != GameMode.CREATIVE) {
-            player.level -= xpCost
+            if(linearCost){
+                player.totalExperience -= xpCost
+            } else{
+                player.level -= xpCost
+            }
         }
 
         // Then we try to find the new values for the anvil
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/xyz/alexcrea/cuanvil/listener/PrepareAnvilListener.kt b/src/main/kotlin/xyz/alexcrea/cuanvil/listener/PrepareAnvilListener.kt
index c6b3570..ad9a103 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/xyz/alexcrea/cuanvil/listener/PrepareAnvilListener.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/xyz/alexcrea/cuanvil/listener/PrepareAnvilListener.kt
@@ -136,12 +136,13 @@ class PrepareAnvilListener : Listener {
         event.result = resultItem
         if (DependencyManager.tryTreatAnvilResult(event, resultItem)) return true
 
-        // Maybe add an option on custom craft to ignore/not ignore penalty ??
-        var xpCost = recipe.levelCostPerCraft * amount
-        xpCost += AnvilXpUtil.calculatePenalty(first, null, resultItem, AnvilUseType.CUSTOM_CRAFT)
+        val xpCost = recipe.determineCost(amount, first, resultItem)
 
-        AnvilXpUtil.setAnvilInvXp(inventory, event.view, player, xpCost, true)
+        val levelCost =
+            if (recipe.removeExactXp) AnvilXpUtil.calculateMinimumLevelForXp(xpCost)
+            else AnvilXpUtil.calculateLevelForXp(xpCost)
 
+        AnvilXpUtil.setAnvilInvXp(inventory, event.view, player, levelCost, true)
         return true
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/xyz/alexcrea/cuanvil/recipe/AnvilCustomRecipe.kt b/src/main/kotlin/xyz/alexcrea/cuanvil/recipe/AnvilCustomRecipe.kt
index 07db447..6633a3d 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/xyz/alexcrea/cuanvil/recipe/AnvilCustomRecipe.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/xyz/alexcrea/cuanvil/recipe/AnvilCustomRecipe.kt
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import org.bukkit.configuration.ConfigurationSection
 import org.bukkit.inventory.ItemStack
 import xyz.alexcrea.cuanvil.config.ConfigHolder
 import xyz.alexcrea.cuanvil.gui.util.GuiSharedConstant
+import xyz.alexcrea.cuanvil.util.AnvilUseType
+import xyz.alexcrea.cuanvil.util.AnvilXpUtil
 
 class AnvilCustomRecipe(
     val name: String,
@@ -196,5 +198,18 @@ class AnvilCustomRecipe(
         return name
     }
 
+    fun determineCost(amount: Int, first: ItemStack, resultItem: ItemStack): Int {
+        // First we determine the non linear level cost
+        var levelCost = levelCostPerCraft * amount
+        // TODO Maybe add an option per custom craft to ignore/not ignore penalty ??
+        levelCost += AnvilXpUtil.calculatePenalty(first, null, resultItem, AnvilUseType.CUSTOM_CRAFT)
+
+        var xpCost = AnvilXpUtil.calculateXpForLevel(levelCost)
+        // Then we add the linear cost
+        xpCost += XpCostPerCraft * amount
+
+        return xpCost
+    }
+
 
 }