diff --git a/src/engine/ConfigParsing/EffectsParser.java b/src/engine/ConfigParsing/EffectsParser.java
index ca53a3ae..2d6aa75b 100644
--- a/src/engine/ConfigParsing/EffectsParser.java
+++ b/src/engine/ConfigParsing/EffectsParser.java
@@ -62,11 +62,11 @@ public class EffectsParser {
 
             try {
                 effectData.name = compiledLines.get(1).replace("     ", "").replace("\"", "").split(" ")[1];
-                int iconID = 0;
+                int iconID;
                 try {
                     iconID = Integer.parseInt(compiledLines.get(1).replace("     ", "").split(" ")[2]);
                 } catch(Exception e){
-
+                    iconID = 0;
                 }
                 effectData.icon = iconID;
             } catch (Exception e) {