diff --git a/src/engine/gameManager/GroupManager.java b/src/engine/gameManager/GroupManager.java
index 8c2565d1..ccc5fc7b 100644
--- a/src/engine/gameManager/GroupManager.java
+++ b/src/engine/gameManager/GroupManager.java
@@ -303,12 +303,13 @@ public enum GroupManager {
     }
 
     public static boolean goldSplit(PlayerCharacter pc, Item item, ClientConnection origin, AbstractWorldObject tar) {
-        if (item == null || pc == null || tar == null || item.getItemBase() == null) {
+
+        if (item == null || pc == null || tar == null) {
             Logger.error("null something");
             return false;
         }
 
-        if (item.getItemBase().getUUID() != 7) //only split goldItem
+        if (!item.template.item_type.equals(Enum.ItemType.GOLD)) //only split goldItem
             return false;
 
         Group group = getGroup(pc);
@@ -316,7 +317,6 @@ public enum GroupManager {
         if (group == null || !group.getSplitGold()) //make sure player is grouped and split is on
             return false;
 
-
         ArrayList<PlayerCharacter> playersSplit = new ArrayList<>();
 
         //get group members
@@ -331,8 +331,8 @@ public enum GroupManager {
             playersSplit.add(groupMember);
         }
 
+        //make sure more than one group member in loot range
 
-        //make sure more then one group member in loot range
         int size = playersSplit.size();
 
         if (size < 2)
@@ -358,8 +358,8 @@ public enum GroupManager {
                 item.setNumOfItems(0);
         } else
             item.setNumOfItems(0);
-        for (PlayerCharacter splitPlayer : playersSplit) {
 
+        for (PlayerCharacter splitPlayer : playersSplit) {
 
             int amt = (group.isGroupLead(splitPlayer)) ? (amount + dif) : amount;
             if (amt > 0)
@@ -368,7 +368,6 @@ public enum GroupManager {
 
         for (PlayerCharacter splitPlayer : playersSplit) {
 
-
             UpdateGoldMsg ugm = new UpdateGoldMsg(splitPlayer);
             ugm.configure();
 
@@ -380,7 +379,6 @@ public enum GroupManager {
         updateTargetGold.configure();
         DispatchMessage.dispatchMsgToInterestArea(tar, updateTargetGold, Enum.DispatchChannel.SECONDARY, MBServerStatics.CHARACTER_LOAD_RANGE, true, false);
 
-
         //		//TODO send group split message
         String text = "Group Split: " + amount;
         ChatManager.chatGroupInfo(pc, text);