diff --git a/module/applications/scene/sceneConfigSettings.mjs b/module/applications/scene/sceneConfigSettings.mjs
index 57a2bda4..5335be16 100644
--- a/module/applications/scene/sceneConfigSettings.mjs
+++ b/module/applications/scene/sceneConfigSettings.mjs
@@ -104,10 +104,7 @@ export default class DhSceneConfigSettings extends foundry.applications.sheets.S
     /** @override */
     async _processSubmitData(event, form, submitData, options) {
         if (!submitData.flags) submitData.flags = {};
-        submitData.flags.daggerheart = foundry.utils.mergeObject(
-            this.daggerheartFlag.toObject(),
-            submitData.flags.daggerheart
-        );
+        submitData.flags.daggerheart = this.daggerheartFlag.toObject();
         submitData.flags.daggerheart.sceneEnvironments = submitData.flags.daggerheart.sceneEnvironments.filter(x =>
             foundry.utils.fromUuidSync(x)
         );
diff --git a/module/data/actor/character.mjs b/module/data/actor/character.mjs
index 10fba63c..aca87c5c 100644
--- a/module/data/actor/character.mjs
+++ b/module/data/actor/character.mjs
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ export default class DhCharacter extends DhCreature {
         };
 
         const globalHopeMax = game.settings.get(CONFIG.DH.id, CONFIG.DH.SETTINGS.gameSettings.Homebrew).maxHope;
-        this.resources.hope.max = globalHopeMax;
+        this.resources.hope.max = globalHopeMax - this.scars;
         this.resources.hitPoints.max += this.class.value?.system?.hitPoints ?? 0;
 
         /* Companion Related Data */
@@ -694,7 +694,6 @@ export default class DhCharacter extends DhCreature {
             }
         }
 
-        this.resources.hope.max -= this.scars;
         this.resources.hope.value = Math.min(baseHope, this.resources.hope.max);
         this.attack.roll.trait = this.rules.attack.roll.trait ?? this.attack.roll.trait;