diff --git a/src/main/java/noppes/npcs/scripted/item/ScriptCustomItem.java b/src/main/java/noppes/npcs/scripted/item/ScriptCustomItem.java
index 3ef35244f..54edba07e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/noppes/npcs/scripted/item/ScriptCustomItem.java
+++ b/src/main/java/noppes/npcs/scripted/item/ScriptCustomItem.java
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ public class ScriptCustomItem extends ScriptItemStack implements IItemCustom, IS
 
     public void loadItemData() {
         NBTTagCompound c = this.item.getTagCompound();
-        if (c != null){
+        if (c != null && !c.getCompoundTag("ItemData").hasNoTags()){
             this.setItemNBT(c.getCompoundTag("ItemData"));
         }
     }