diff --git a/src/engine/gameManager/ForgeManager.java b/src/engine/gameManager/ForgeManager.java
index c8ad259e..e4f0a962 100644
--- a/src/engine/gameManager/ForgeManager.java
+++ b/src/engine/gameManager/ForgeManager.java
@@ -74,19 +74,22 @@ public enum ForgeManager implements Runnable {
             if (workOrder.runCompleted)
                 continue;
 
-            // Persist virtual items that were currently cooking
+            // Move current cooking batch to vendor inventory
 
-            persistItems(workOrder);
+            completeWorkOrderBatch(workOrder);
 
             // Create new set of in-memory only virtual items
 
-            forgeItems(workOrder);
+            forgeWorkerOrderBatch(workOrder);
 
             // enQueue this workOrder again; back into the oven
             // until all items for this workOrder are completed.
 
             workOrder.completionTime = System.currentTimeMillis() + workOrder.rollingDuration;
             forge.add(workOrder);
+
+            // Debugging
+
             Logger.info(workOrder.toString());
         }
     }
@@ -125,7 +128,7 @@ public enum ForgeManager implements Runnable {
 
         // Create in-memory items and add to collections
 
-        forgeItems(workOrder);
+        forgeWorkerOrderBatch(workOrder);
 
         Logger.info(workOrder.toString());
         forge.add(workOrder);
@@ -299,15 +302,12 @@ public enum ForgeManager implements Runnable {
         return forgedItem;
     }
 
-    public static void persistItems(WorkOrder workOrder) {
+    public static void completeWorkOrderBatch(WorkOrder workOrder) {
 
         ArrayList<Item> toRemove = new ArrayList<>();
-        Item completed_item;
 
         for (Item workOrderItem : workOrder.cooking) {
 
-            toRemove.add(workOrderItem);
-
             // Remove the virtual items from the forge window
 
             ItemProductionMsg outMsg = new ItemProductionMsg(workOrder.vendor.building, workOrder.vendor, workOrderItem, mbEnums.ProductionActionType.CONFIRM_SETPRICE, true);
@@ -315,23 +315,25 @@ public enum ForgeManager implements Runnable {
             ItemProductionMsg outMsg1 = new ItemProductionMsg(workOrder.vendor.building, workOrder.vendor, workOrderItem, mbEnums.ProductionActionType.CONFIRM_DEPOSIT, true);
             DispatchMessage.dispatchMsgToInterestArea(workOrder.vendor, outMsg1, mbEnums.DispatchChannel.SECONDARY, 700, false, false);
 
-            // Turn the virtual item into a real one and add to the vendor inventory
+            // add to the vendor inventory
+
+            workOrder.vendor.charItemManager.addItemToInventory(workOrderItem);
 
-            completed_item = DbManager.ItemQueries.PERSIST(workOrderItem);
-            workOrder.vendor.charItemManager.addItemToInventory(completed_item);
+            toRemove.add(workOrderItem);
         }
 
-        // Remove the negativeID virtual item from all collections.
+        // Remove the negativeID virtual item from all collections
+        // other than the virtual item lookup map.  Item will be
+        // persisted when bought/taken from vendor.
 
         for (Item memoryItem : toRemove) {
             workOrder.cooking.remove(memoryItem);
-            inMemoryItemLookup.remove(memoryItem.objectUUID);
             vendorItemLookup.get(workOrder.vendor).remove(memoryItem);
             itemWorkOrderLookup.remove(memoryItem);
         }
     }
 
-    public static void forgeItems(WorkOrder workOrder) {
+    public static void forgeWorkerOrderBatch(WorkOrder workOrder) {
 
         for (int i = 0; i < workOrder.slots_used; ++i) {