diff --git a/src/engine/objects/ItemTemplate.java b/src/engine/objects/ItemTemplate.java
index 8d77c7d5..16b47b70 100644
--- a/src/engine/objects/ItemTemplate.java
+++ b/src/engine/objects/ItemTemplate.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ public class ItemTemplate {
 
     // Template Properties
     public String obj_name;
+    public boolean obj_pickable;
     public Vector3fImmutable obj_scale;
     public Vector3fImmutable obj_forward_vector;
     public Vector3fImmutable obj_default_alignment;
@@ -83,6 +84,10 @@ public class ItemTemplate {
 
             obj_name = (String) jsonObject.get("obj_name");
 
+            // Reading a boolean
+
+            obj_pickable = (boolean) jsonObject.get("obj_pickable");
+
             // Reading floats from an array (note always check for empty arrays)
 
             JSONArray scaleData = (JSONArray) jsonObject.get("obj_scale");