diff --git a/src/engine/InterestManagement/RealmMap.java b/src/engine/InterestManagement/RealmMap.java
index eda74ef8..a1a037ec 100644
--- a/src/engine/InterestManagement/RealmMap.java
+++ b/src/engine/InterestManagement/RealmMap.java
@@ -37,11 +37,13 @@ public enum RealmMap {
     // a player is currently located within.
 
     public static int[][] _realmImageMap;
-    private static final HashMap<Integer, Integer> _rgbToIDMap = new HashMap<>();
+    private static final HashMap<Color, Integer> _rgbToIDMap = new HashMap<>();
 
-    public static int getRealmIDByRGB(int realmRGB) {
+    public static int getRealmIDByColor(Color color) {
 
-        return _rgbToIDMap.get(realmRGB);
+        int realmID = _rgbToIDMap.get(color);
+
+        return realmID;
 
     }
 
@@ -60,7 +62,7 @@ public enum RealmMap {
     }
 
     public static void addToColorMap(Color color, int realmID) {
-        _rgbToIDMap.put(color.getRGB(), realmID);
+        _rgbToIDMap.put(color, realmID);
     }
 
     public static Realm getRealmForCity(City city) {
diff --git a/src/engine/util/MapLoader.java b/src/engine/util/MapLoader.java
index e13eb553..efbbbf46 100644
--- a/src/engine/util/MapLoader.java
+++ b/src/engine/util/MapLoader.java
@@ -50,16 +50,16 @@ public enum MapLoader {
         for (int i = 0; i < MBServerStatics.SPATIAL_HASH_BUCKETSY; i++) {
             for (int j = 0; j < MBServerStatics.SPATIAL_HASH_BUCKETSX; j++) {
 				try {
-					int rgb = image.getRGB(j, i);
-					realmUUID = RealmMap.getRealmIDByRGB(rgb);
-                
-                realmMap[j][i] = realmUUID;
-                bytesRead++;
+                    Color pixelColor = new Color(image.getRGB(j, i));
+                    realmUUID = RealmMap.getRealmIDByColor(pixelColor);
 
-                if (realmUUID != 0)
-                    realmsWritten++;
+                    realmMap[j][i] = realmUUID;
+                    bytesRead++;
 
-				}catch (Exception e){
+                    if (realmUUID != 0)
+                        realmsWritten++;
+
+                }catch (Exception e){
 					continue;
 				}