diff --git a/src/engine/objects/ItemTemplate.java b/src/engine/objects/ItemTemplate.java
index 945aa9d0..cf569597 100644
--- a/src/engine/objects/ItemTemplate.java
+++ b/src/engine/objects/ItemTemplate.java
@@ -105,22 +105,14 @@ public class ItemTemplate {
         item_render_object_female = ((Long) jsonObject.get("item_render_object_female")).intValue();
         item_health_full = ((Double) jsonObject.get("item_health_full")).floatValue();
 
-        Object skills_used = jsonObject.get("item_skill_used");
-
-        if (((JSONObject) jsonObject.get("item_skill_used")).containsValue(0) == false)
-            for (Object o : (JSONArray) jsonObject.get("item_skill_used")) {
-                String skilString = ((String) o).replaceAll("\\s", "");
-                Enum.CharacterSkills characterSkill = Enum.CharacterSkills.valueOf(skilString);
-                item_skill_used.add(characterSkill);
-            }
-
-        Object mastery_used = jsonObject.get("item_skill_mastery_used");
-
-        if ((int) mastery_used != 0)
-            for (Object o : (JSONArray) mastery_used) {
-                String masteryString = ((String) o).replaceAll("\\s", "");
-                Enum.CharacterSkills masterySkill = Enum.CharacterSkills.valueOf(masteryString);
-                item_skill_mastery_used.add(masterySkill);
-            }
+        String skills_used = (String) jsonObject.get("item_skill_used");
+
+        if (skills_used.length() > 1)
+            item_skill_used.add(Enum.CharacterSkills.valueOf(skills_used));
+
+        String mastery_used = (String) jsonObject.get("item_skill_mastery_used");
+
+        if (mastery_used.length() > 1)
+            item_skill_mastery_used.add(Enum.CharacterSkills.valueOf(mastery_used));
     }
 }