diff --git a/src/engine/objects/ItemTemplate.java b/src/engine/objects/ItemTemplate.java
index 9c3064f1..ab20b087 100644
--- a/src/engine/objects/ItemTemplate.java
+++ b/src/engine/objects/ItemTemplate.java
@@ -107,7 +107,8 @@ public class ItemTemplate {
 
         Object skills_used = jsonObject.get("item_skill_used");
 
-        if (skills_used != null)
-            item_skill_used.add(Enum.CharacterSkills.Axe);
+        if (skills_used instanceof JSONArray)
+            for (Object o : (JSONArray) skills_used)
+                item_skill_used.add(Enum.CharacterSkills.valueOf((String) o));
     }
 }