diff --git a/src/engine/objects/CharacterItemManager.java b/src/engine/objects/CharacterItemManager.java
index 3acec039..20b0e060 100644
--- a/src/engine/objects/CharacterItemManager.java
+++ b/src/engine/objects/CharacterItemManager.java
@@ -1268,7 +1268,9 @@ public class CharacterItemManager {
             for(Item item : purge){
                 count += item.getNumOfItems();
                 this.removeItemFromInventory(item);
+                item.setOwner(null);
                 item.junk();
+
             }
             Item resource = new MobLoot(this.getOwner(),i.getItemBase(),count,false).promoteToItem((PlayerCharacter)this.getOwner());
             this.inventory.add(resource);