diff --git a/src/engine/objects/CharacterItemManager.java b/src/engine/objects/CharacterItemManager.java
index ab682ece..964e97ef 100644
--- a/src/engine/objects/CharacterItemManager.java
+++ b/src/engine/objects/CharacterItemManager.java
@@ -2098,7 +2098,7 @@ public class CharacterItemManager {
         if (this.absCharacter.getObjectType() == GameObjectType.PlayerCharacter) {
             PlayerCharacter pc = (PlayerCharacter) this.absCharacter;
             int newWeight = this.getCarriedWeight() + weight;
-            return newWeight <= (int) pc.statStrBase * 3;
+            return newWeight <= pc.getInventoryCapacity();
         } else if (this.absCharacter.getObjectType() == GameObjectType.NPC) {
             int newWeight = this.getCarriedWeight() + weight;
             return newWeight <= 1900 + (this.absCharacter.getLevel() * 3);