diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/Kit.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/Kit.java
index d3ade5a03..b5fd48d5d 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/Kit.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/Kit.java
@@ -130,21 +130,35 @@ public class Kit
 		}
 	}
 
-	public static List<String> getItems(final User user, final Map<String, Object> kit) throws Exception
+	public static List<String> getItems(final IEssentials ess, final User user, final Map<String, Object> kit) throws Exception
 	{
 		if (kit == null)
 		{
 			throw new Exception(_("kitNotFound"));
 		}
-
 		try
 		{
-			return (List<String>)kit.get("items");
+			final List<String> itemList = new ArrayList<String>();
+			final Object kitItems = kit.get("items");
+			if (kitItems instanceof List)
+			{
+				for (Object item : (List)kitItems)
+				{
+					if (item instanceof String)
+					{
+						itemList.add(item.toString());
+						continue;
+					}
+					throw new Exception("Error parsing kit item: " + item.toString());
+				}
+				return itemList;
+			}
+			throw new Exception("Error parsing kit: " + kitItems.toString());
 		}
 		catch (Exception e)
 		{
-			user.sendMessage(_("kitError2"));
-			throw new Exception(_("kitErrorHelp"), e);
+			ess.getLogger().log(Level.WARNING, e.getMessage());
+			throw new Exception(_("kitError2"), e);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -201,14 +215,7 @@ public class Kit
 		catch (Exception e)
 		{
 			user.updateInventory();
-			if (ess.getSettings().isDebug())
-			{
-				ess.getLogger().log(Level.WARNING, e.getMessage());
-			}
-			else
-			{
-				ess.getLogger().log(Level.WARNING, e.getMessage());
-			}
+			ess.getLogger().log(Level.WARNING, e.getMessage());
 			throw new Exception(_("kitError2"), e);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandkit.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandkit.java
index 1c9bec8d3..0cbab8cb6 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandkit.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandkit.java
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public class Commandkit extends EssentialsCommand
 			final String kitName = args[0].toLowerCase(Locale.ENGLISH);
 
 			final Map<String, Object> kit = ess.getSettings().getKit(kitName);
-			final List<String> items = Kit.getItems(userTo, kit);
+			final List<String> items = Kit.getItems(ess, userTo, kit);
 			Kit.expandItems(ess, userTo, items);
 
 			sender.sendMessage(_("kitGiveTo", kitName, userTo.getDisplayName()));
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ public class Commandkit extends EssentialsCommand
 			throw new Exception(_("noKitPermission", "essentials.kits." + kitName));
 		}
 
-		final List<String> items = Kit.getItems(userTo, kit);
+		final List<String> items = Kit.getItems(ess, userTo, kit);
 
 		Kit.checkTime(userFrom, kitName, kit);
 
diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/signs/SignKit.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/signs/SignKit.java
index 391b23407..5616a969c 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/signs/SignKit.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/signs/SignKit.java
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public class SignKit extends EssentialsSign
 			{
 				final Map<String, Object> kit = ess.getSettings().getKit(kitName);
 				Kit.checkTime(player, kitName, kit);
-				final List<String> items = Kit.getItems(player, kit);
+				final List<String> items = Kit.getItems(ess, player, kit);
 				Kit.expandItems(ess, player, items);
 				charge.charge(player);
 				Trade.log("Sign", "Kit", "Interact", username, null, username, charge, sign.getBlock().getLocation(), ess);