diff --git a/src/engine/objects/ItemTemplate.java b/src/engine/objects/ItemTemplate.java
index 1e41d3c7..4358d6c0 100644
--- a/src/engine/objects/ItemTemplate.java
+++ b/src/engine/objects/ItemTemplate.java
@@ -36,7 +36,13 @@ public class ItemTemplate {
 
         obj_render_object = ((Long) jsonObject.get("obj_render_object")).intValue();
 
-        combat_attack_resist = (HashMap<String, Float>) jsonObject.get("combat_attack_resist");
+        JSONObject resist_json = (JSONObject) jsonObject.get("combat_attack_resist");
+
+        for (Object key : resist_json.keySet()) {
+            Float resist = (Float) resist_json.get((String) key);
+            combat_attack_resist.put((String) key, resist);
+        }
+
     }