diff --git a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/worldhopper/WorldHopperPlugin.java b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/worldhopper/WorldHopperPlugin.java
index 238338f63b..d8f29c54d0 100644
--- a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/worldhopper/WorldHopperPlugin.java
+++ b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/worldhopper/WorldHopperPlugin.java
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
 import com.google.common.collect.ObjectArrays;
 import com.google.inject.Provides;
 import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
-import java.time.Duration;
 import java.time.Instant;
 import java.util.EnumSet;
 import java.util.HashMap;
@@ -101,7 +100,7 @@ import org.apache.commons.lang3.ArrayUtils;
 public class WorldHopperPlugin extends Plugin
 {
 	private static final int REFRESH_THROTTLE = 60_000; // ms
-	private static final int TICK_THROTTLE = (int) Duration.ofMinutes(10).toMillis();
+	private static final int MAX_PLAYER_COUNT = 1950;
 
 	private static final int DISPLAY_SWITCHER_MAX_ATTEMPTS = 3;
 
@@ -584,6 +583,12 @@ public class WorldHopperPlugin extends Plugin
 				}
 			}
 
+			// Avoid switching to near-max population worlds, as it will refuse to allow the hop if the world is full
+			if (world.getPlayers() >= MAX_PLAYER_COUNT)
+			{
+				continue;
+			}
+
 			// Break out if we've found a good world to hop to
 			if (currentWorldTypes.equals(types))
 			{