diff --git a/src/engine/gameManager/NPCManager.java b/src/engine/gameManager/NPCManager.java
index 76112b05..da125cd9 100644
--- a/src/engine/gameManager/NPCManager.java
+++ b/src/engine/gameManager/NPCManager.java
@@ -461,10 +461,15 @@ public enum NPCManager {
 
     public static void applyRunesForNPC(NPC npc){
         npc.runes = new ArrayList<>();
-        for(int runeID : _runeSetMap.get(npc.runeSetID)){
-            RuneBase rb = RuneBase.getRuneBase(runeID);
-            CharacterRune toApply = new CharacterRune(rb,npc.getObjectUUID());
-            npc.runes.add(toApply);
+        RuneBase shopkeeperBase = RuneBase.getRuneBase(252620);
+        CharacterRune shopkeeper = new CharacterRune(shopkeeperBase,npc.getObjectUUID());
+        npc.runes.add(shopkeeper);
+        if(NPCManager._runeSetMap.containsKey(npc.runeSetID)) {
+            for (int runeID : _runeSetMap.get(npc.runeSetID)) {
+                RuneBase rb = RuneBase.getRuneBase(runeID);
+                CharacterRune toApply = new CharacterRune(rb, npc.getObjectUUID());
+                npc.runes.add(toApply);
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/engine/objects/NPC.java b/src/engine/objects/NPC.java
index 10d8884f..7e2701d5 100644
--- a/src/engine/objects/NPC.java
+++ b/src/engine/objects/NPC.java
@@ -973,9 +973,7 @@ public class NPC extends AbstractCharacter {
             npcBounds.setBounds(this.getLoc());
 
             //apply NPC rune effects
-            if(NPCManager._runeSetMap.containsKey(this.runeSetID)){
-                NPCManager.applyRunesForNPC(this);
-            }
+            NPCManager.applyRunesForNPC(this);
 
         } catch (Exception e) {
             Logger.error(e.getMessage());