old_total_xp = global_df.loc[index, 'total_exp']

app.py

@@ -266,6 +266,7 @@ async def add_exp(member_id):
             
                     # increment the old experience value (better not to replace outright)
                     old_xp = global_df.loc[index, 'discord_exp']
+                    old_total_xp = global_df.loc[index, 'total_exp']
 
                     # add to discord exp (this is input)
                     # add discord exp and hub exp to total_exp
@@ -277,7 +278,7 @@ async def add_exp(member_id):
                         old_xp = old_xp[1:-1]
 
                     # set old level; use this for more accurate logging and jumping multiple levels at once (for example, verifying)
-                    old_level = calculate_level(int(old_xp))
+                    old_level = calculate_level(int(old_total_xp))
                         
                     # str -> int temporarily for adding
                     new_xp = int(old_xp) + XP_PER_MESSAGE
@@ -411,7 +412,7 @@ async def add_exp(member_id):
                                     # send embed
                                     embed = Embed(color=Color.blue())
                                     embed.set_author(name=f"{member}", icon_url=member.avatar.url if member.avatar else bot.user.avatar.url)
-                                    embed.title = f"Level Up! `{old_level-1}` -> `{current_level}`"
+                                    embed.title = f"Level Up! `{old_level}` -> `{current_level}`"
                                     msg = f'🤗 Congrats {member}! You just leveled up in the Hugging Face Discord server'
                                     embed.description = f"{msg}."
                                     embed.add_field(name="Leaderboard Ranking:", value=f"👑 **{rank}**\n\nhttps://discord.com/channels/879548962464493619/1197143964994773023", inline=True)