diff --git a/code/game/wp_saber.cpp b/code/game/wp_saber.cpp
index 8a6169d3b8..b780c6a109 100644
--- a/code/game/wp_saber.cpp
+++ b/code/game/wp_saber.cpp
@@ -5186,6 +5186,7 @@ void WP_SaberDamageTrace( gentity_t *ent, int saberNum, int bladeNum )
 					{
 						entPowerLevel += ent->client->ps.saber[saberNum].breakParryBonus2;
 					}
+					entPowerLevel += ent->client->ps.forcePowerLevel[FP_SABER_OFFENSE]+Q_irand(0,g_spskill->integer)+(ent->s.number>=MAX_CLIENTS)?0:Q_irand(0,1);
 				}
 				else if ( entDefending )
 				{//add twoHanded bonus and dualSaber bonus and parryBonus to entPowerLevel here
@@ -5232,6 +5233,7 @@ void WP_SaberDamageTrace( gentity_t *ent, int saberNum, int bladeNum )
 					{//FIXME: assumes both sabers are hitting at same time...?
 						hitOwnerPowerLevel += 1 + hitOwner->client->ps.saber[1].breakParryBonus;
 					}
+					hitOwnerPowerLevel += hitOwner->client->ps.forcePowerLevel[FP_SABER_OFFENSE]+Q_irand(0,g_spskill->integer)+(ent->s.number>=MAX_CLIENTS)?0:Q_irand(0,1);
 				}
 				else if ( hitOwnerDefending )
 				{//add twoHanded bonus and dualSaber bonus and parryBonus to entPowerLevel here
diff --git a/code/qcommon/q_shared.h b/code/qcommon/q_shared.h
index c5af170241..263dccf6ce 100644
--- a/code/qcommon/q_shared.h
+++ b/code/qcommon/q_shared.h
@@ -1783,10 +1783,7 @@ class PlayerStateBase
                             disarmBonus += 1 + saber[1].disarmBonus;
 						}
 					}
-					if ( forcePowerLevel[FP_SABER_OFFENSE] > 1 )
-					{//bonus for saber offense above 1
-						disarmBonus += forcePowerLevel[FP_SABER_OFFENSE] - 1;
-					}
+					disarmBonus += forcePowerLevel[FP_SABER_DEFENSE]+Q_irand(0,g_spskill->integer)+Q_irand(0,1);
 					return disarmBonus;
 				};
 	int			SaberParryBonus( void )
@@ -1800,10 +1797,7 @@ class PlayerStateBase
 					{//bonus for having 2 sabers
 						parryBonus += 1 + saber[1].parryBonus;
 					}
-					if ( forcePowerLevel[FP_SABER_DEFENSE] > 1 )
-					{//bonus for saber defense above 1
-						parryBonus += forcePowerLevel[FP_SABER_DEFENSE] - 1;
-					}
+					parryBonus += forcePowerLevel[FP_SABER_DEFENSE]+Q_irand(0,g_spskill->integer)+Q_irand(0,1);
 					return parryBonus;
 				};
 #endif // !JK2_MODE