diff --git a/src/map/packets/menu_merit.cpp b/src/map/packets/menu_merit.cpp
index 64b2c907217..01f80677ef3 100644
--- a/src/map/packets/menu_merit.cpp
+++ b/src/map/packets/menu_merit.cpp
@@ -36,27 +36,18 @@ CMenuMeritPacket::CMenuMeritPacket(CCharEntity* PChar)
 	ref<uint8>(0x06) = 0x0C;
 
     ref<uint16>(0x08) = PChar->PMeritPoints->GetLimitPoints();
-    ref<uint8>(0x0A) = PChar->PMeritPoints->GetMeritPoints();
 
-	uint8 flag = 0x00;
+    uint16 bits = 0;
+    bits += PChar->PMeritPoints->GetMeritPoints() & 0b0000000001111111; // first seven bits are merit points
+    if (PChar->GetMJob() == JOB_BLU && PChar->GetMLevel() > 74)
+        bits += (PChar->PMeritPoints->GetMeritValue(MERIT_ASSIMILATION, PChar) << 7) & 0b0001111110000000; // next six bits are assimilation points. the last three bits are the three flags below:
+    bits += (PChar->jobs.job[PChar->GetMJob()] >= 75 && charutils::hasKeyItem(PChar, 606)) << 13;          // is 75 and has limit breaker KI
+    bits += ((PChar->jobs.job[PChar->GetMJob()] >= PChar->jobs.genkai &&
+              PChar->jobs.exp[PChar->GetMJob()] == charutils::GetExpNEXTLevel(PChar->jobs.job[PChar->GetMJob()]) - 1) || PChar->MeritMode) << 14; // my exp is capped
+    bits += (bits & (1 << 13) && PChar->MeritMode) << 15; // flag 13 is set and merit mode is on
 
-	if (PChar->jobs.job[PChar->GetMJob()] >= 75 && charutils::hasKeyItem(PChar, 606))			// keyitem Limit Breaker
-	{
-		flag |= 0x20;
-		if (PChar->MeritMode)
-		{
-			flag |= 0x80;
-		}
-	}
-
-	//capped EXP
-	if ((PChar->jobs.job[PChar->GetMJob()] >= PChar->jobs.genkai && PChar->jobs.exp[PChar->GetMJob()] == charutils::GetExpNEXTLevel(PChar->jobs.job[PChar->GetMJob()]) - 1)
-		|| PChar->MeritMode)
-	{
-		flag |= 0x40;
-	}
+    ref<uint16>(0x0A) = bits;
 
-	ref<uint8>(0x0B) = flag;
     ref<uint8>(0x0C) = map_config.max_merit_points + PChar->PMeritPoints->GetMeritValue(MERIT_MAX_MERIT, PChar);
 
     PChar->pushPacket(new CBasicPacket(*this));