diff --git a/src/engine/net/client/handlers/GuildCreationFinalizeHandler.java b/src/engine/net/client/handlers/GuildCreationFinalizeHandler.java
index 05d445e8..b03a31d0 100644
--- a/src/engine/net/client/handlers/GuildCreationFinalizeHandler.java
+++ b/src/engine/net/client/handlers/GuildCreationFinalizeHandler.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import engine.net.client.msg.guild.GuildInfoMsg;
 import engine.objects.Guild;
 import engine.objects.Item;
 import engine.objects.PlayerCharacter;
+import engine.parsers.objects.DeedTemplate;
 import engine.util.StringUtils;
 
 public class GuildCreationFinalizeHandler extends AbstractClientMsgHandler {
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ public class GuildCreationFinalizeHandler extends AbstractClientMsgHandler {
         Guild playerGuild;
 
         Item charter;
+        DeedTemplate charterDeed;
         Dispatch dispatch;
 
         msg = (GuildCreationFinalizeMsg) baseMsg;
@@ -65,7 +67,9 @@ public class GuildCreationFinalizeHandler extends AbstractClientMsgHandler {
 
         // Item must be a valid charterType (type 10 in db)
 
-        if (charter == null || (charter.template.cacheTemplate.getItemType().equals(ItemType.CHARTER) == false)) {
+        charterDeed = DeedTemplate._deeds.get(charter.templateID);
+
+        if (charterDeed == null || (charterDeed.item_type.equals(ItemType.CHARTER) == false)) {
             ErrorPopupMsg.sendErrorPopup(player, GuildManager.NO_CHARTER_FOUND);
             return true;
         }
diff --git a/src/engine/net/client/msg/UseCharterMsg.java b/src/engine/net/client/msg/UseCharterMsg.java
index ca3cc552..6b39d418 100644
--- a/src/engine/net/client/msg/UseCharterMsg.java
+++ b/src/engine/net/client/msg/UseCharterMsg.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import engine.net.ByteBufferWriter;
 import engine.net.Protocol;
 import engine.objects.Item;
 import engine.objects.PlayerCharacter;
+import engine.parsers.objects.DeedTemplate;
 
 
 public class UseCharterMsg extends ClientNetMsg {
@@ -61,9 +62,13 @@ public class UseCharterMsg extends ClientNetMsg {
 
     public void configure() {
 
+        DeedTemplate charterDeed;
+
         if (close) {
             for (Item i : player.getInventory()) {
-                if (i.template.cacheTemplate.getItemType().equals(ItemType.CHARTER)) {
+                charterDeed = DeedTemplate._deeds.get(i.templateID);
+
+                if (charterDeed != null && charterDeed.item_type.equals(ItemType.CHARTER)) {
                     charterUUID = i.getObjectUUID();
                     break;
                 }