Index: src/server/zone/managers/city/CityManagerImplementation.cpp
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--- src/server/zone/managers/city/CityManagerImplementation.cpp	(revision 5805)
+++ src/server/zone/managers/city/CityManagerImplementation.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@
 	byte maxCities = citiesAllowed->get(0);
 	byte maxAtRank = citiesAllowed->get(rank - 1);
 	byte totalCities = 0;
+	byte totalAtRank = 0;
 
 	Locker _lock(_this.get());
 
@@ -200,7 +201,10 @@
 		if (cityZone == NULL || cityZone->getZoneName() != planetName)
 			continue;
 
-		if (++totalCities > maxCities || totalCities > maxAtRank) {
+		if (city->getCityRank() == rank)
+			totalAtRank++;
+
+		if (++totalCities > maxCities || totalAtRank >= maxAtRank) {
 			return true;
 		}
 	}