diff --git a/server.properties b/server.properties
index 032bc69..c6df6a5 100644
--- a/server.properties
+++ b/server.properties
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ query.port=25565
 pvp=true
 generate-structures=true
 max-chained-neighbor-updates=1000000
-difficulty=easy
+difficulty=hard
 network-compression-threshold=256
 max-tick-time=60000
 require-resource-pack=false