diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ed15152..feae0eb 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
     <groupId>com.xeroth</groupId>
     <artifactId>xeroanticheat</artifactId>
-    <version>1.0.8</version>
+    <version>1.0.9</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
     <name>XeroAntiCheat</name>
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/xeroth/xeroanticheat/checks/movement/FlyCheck.java b/src/main/java/com/xeroth/xeroanticheat/checks/movement/FlyCheck.java
index 53e9b91..5c51c4e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/xeroth/xeroanticheat/checks/movement/FlyCheck.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/xeroth/xeroanticheat/checks/movement/FlyCheck.java
@@ -67,8 +67,7 @@ public class FlyCheck extends Check {
             // If moving up or staying at same height while not supposed to
             if (velocity.getY() > 0.1 || Math.abs(velocity.getY()) < 0.01) {
                 if (data.getAirTicks() > fallBuffer) {
-                    // Additional check: see if player has jump boost
-                    if (!data.hasJumpBoost() || data.getJumpBoostLevel() <= 1) {
+                    if (!data.hasJumpBoost()) {
                         flag(data, player);
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/xeroth/xeroanticheat/checks/movement/SpiderCheck.java b/src/main/java/com/xeroth/xeroanticheat/checks/movement/SpiderCheck.java
index 18224f0..fb9ac8a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/xeroth/xeroanticheat/checks/movement/SpiderCheck.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/xeroth/xeroanticheat/checks/movement/SpiderCheck.java
@@ -48,9 +48,10 @@ public class SpiderCheck extends Check {
         
         // Get blocks around player using block coordinates (no Location mutation)
         org.bukkit.World world = player.getWorld();
-        int blockX = player.getLocation().getBlockX();
-        int blockY = player.getLocation().getBlockY();
-        int blockZ = player.getLocation().getBlockZ();
+        org.bukkit.Location loc = player.getLocation();
+        int blockX = loc.getBlockX();
+        int blockY = loc.getBlockY();
+        int blockZ = loc.getBlockZ();
 
         Material feetBlock = world.getBlockAt(blockX, blockY - 1, blockZ).getType();
         Material bodyBlock = world.getBlockAt(blockX, blockY, blockZ).getType();
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/xeroth/xeroanticheat/data/PlayerData.java b/src/main/java/com/xeroth/xeroanticheat/data/PlayerData.java
index b641594..0308931 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/xeroth/xeroanticheat/data/PlayerData.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/xeroth/xeroanticheat/data/PlayerData.java
@@ -111,6 +111,9 @@ public class PlayerData {
     // SpeedCheck tracking
     private int speedViolationTicks = 0;
     
+    // Alert cooldown tracking
+    private final Map<String, Long> lastWarnTime = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
+    
     public PlayerData(Player player) {
         this.uuid = player.getUniqueId();
         this.name = player.getName();
@@ -618,6 +621,14 @@ public class PlayerData {
         this.speedViolationTicks = 0;
     }
     
+    public long getLastWarnTime(String checkName) {
+        return lastWarnTime.getOrDefault(checkName, 0L);
+    }
+    
+    public void setLastWarnTime(String checkName, long time) {
+        lastWarnTime.put(checkName, time);
+    }
+    
     public void clearPositionHistory() {
         positionHistory.clear();
         rotationHistory.clear();
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/xeroth/xeroanticheat/manager/ConfigManager.java b/src/main/java/com/xeroth/xeroanticheat/manager/ConfigManager.java
index 5f174eb..c020edf 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/xeroth/xeroanticheat/manager/ConfigManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/xeroth/xeroanticheat/manager/ConfigManager.java
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ public class ConfigManager {
         DEFAULTS.put("alerts.enabled", true);
         DEFAULTS.put("alerts.format", "<dark_red>[<red>XAC<dark_red>] <white>%player% <red>failed <white>%check% <red>(VL: <white>%vl%<red>)");
         DEFAULTS.put("alerts.staff_format", "<gray>[%time%] %message%");
+        DEFAULTS.put("alerts.cooldown_ms", 5000);
         
         // Commands
         DEFAULTS.put("commands.reload_permission", "xac.admin");
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/xeroth/xeroanticheat/manager/PunishmentManager.java b/src/main/java/com/xeroth/xeroanticheat/manager/PunishmentManager.java
index 37a17dc..3b12675 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/xeroth/xeroanticheat/manager/PunishmentManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/xeroth/xeroanticheat/manager/PunishmentManager.java
@@ -76,7 +76,17 @@ public class PunishmentManager {
         Check check = plugin.getCheckManager().getCheck(checkName);
         String category = check != null ? check.getCategory() : "misc";
         
-        sendAlert(player, checkName, vl, category);
+        long cooldownMs = plugin.getConfigManager().getInt("alerts.cooldown_ms", 5000);
+        long now = System.currentTimeMillis();
+        long lastWarn = data.getLastWarnTime(checkName);
+        boolean cooledDown = (now - lastWarn) >= cooldownMs;
+        
+        boolean isPunishment = vl >= kickVl;
+        
+        if (cooledDown || isPunishment) {
+            sendAlert(player, checkName, vl, category);
+            data.setLastWarnTime(checkName, now);
+        }
         
         if (vl >= permbanVl) {
             punish(player, checkName, "PERMBAN", permbanVl);
@@ -84,7 +94,7 @@ public class PunishmentManager {
             punish(player, checkName, "TEMPBAN", tempbanVl);
         } else if (vl >= kickVl) {
             punish(player, checkName, "KICK", kickVl);
-        } else if (vl >= warnVl) {
+        } else if (vl >= warnVl && cooledDown) {
             warn(player, checkName);
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/xeroth/xeroanticheat/manager/ViolationManager.java b/src/main/java/com/xeroth/xeroanticheat/manager/ViolationManager.java
index cc5fd55..638b28a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/xeroth/xeroanticheat/manager/ViolationManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/xeroth/xeroanticheat/manager/ViolationManager.java
@@ -62,16 +62,21 @@ public class ViolationManager {
         double newVl = data.getViolationLevel(checkName);
 
         if (plugin.isVerboseTarget(player.getUniqueId())) {
-            Component verbose = miniMessage.deserialize(
-                "<gray>[<white>VERBOSE<gray>] <yellow>" + player.getName()
-                + " <gray>» <white>" + checkName
-                + " <gray>+<green>" + String.format("%.1f", weight)
-                + " <gray>(VL: <white>" + String.format("%.1f", newVl) + "<gray>)"
-            );
-            for (Player staff : Bukkit.getOnlinePlayers()) {
-                if (staff.hasPermission("xac.command.verbose") || staff.hasPermission("xac.admin")) {
-                    staff.sendMessage(verbose);
+            long cooldownMs = plugin.getConfigManager().getInt("alerts.cooldown_ms", 5000);
+            long now = System.currentTimeMillis();
+            if ((now - data.getLastWarnTime(checkName)) >= cooldownMs) {
+                Component verbose = miniMessage.deserialize(
+                    "<gray>[<white>VERBOSE<gray>] <yellow>" + player.getName()
+                    + " <gray>» <white>" + checkName
+                    + " <gray>+<green>" + String.format("%.1f", weight)
+                    + " <gray>(VL: <white>" + String.format("%.1f", newVl) + "<gray>)"
+                );
+                for (Player staff : Bukkit.getOnlinePlayers()) {
+                    if (staff.hasPermission("xac.command.verbose") || staff.hasPermission("xac.admin")) {
+                        staff.sendMessage(verbose);
+                    }
                 }
+                data.setLastWarnTime(checkName, now);
             }
         }
         
diff --git a/src/main/resources/config.yml b/src/main/resources/config.yml
index 003bfea..bb14374 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/config.yml
+++ b/src/main/resources/config.yml
@@ -315,6 +315,11 @@ alerts:
   
   # Staff-only alert format
   staff_format: "<gray>[%time%] %message%"
+  
+  # Minimum milliseconds between alert/warn messages for the same player+check.
+  # Prevents chat spam when a player is flagging at high frequency.
+  # Default: 5000ms (5 seconds). Set to 0 to disable throttling.
+  cooldown_ms: 5000
 
 # ==========================================
 # COMMANDS
diff --git a/src/main/resources/plugin.yml b/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
index 2d173c3..c7507c2 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
+++ b/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: XeroAntiCheat
-version: 1.0.8
+version: 1.0.9
 main: com.xeroth.xeroanticheat.XeroAntiCheat
 author: Xeroth
 description: Lightweight, accurate anti-cheat for Paper 1.21.x