diff --git a/src/engine/objects/ItemTemplate.java b/src/engine/objects/ItemTemplate.java
index c0856334..84f84568 100644
--- a/src/engine/objects/ItemTemplate.java
+++ b/src/engine/objects/ItemTemplate.java
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public class ItemTemplate {
         JSONObject resist_json = (JSONObject) jsonObject.get("combat_attack_resist");
 
         for (Object key : resist_json.keySet()) {
-            Float resist = (Float) resist_json.get(key);
+            float resist = ((Double) resist_json.get(key)).floatValue();
             combat_attack_resist.put((String) key, resist);
         }