diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/items/AbstractItemDb.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/items/AbstractItemDb.java
index 7a3d9a234..867d3ae13 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/items/AbstractItemDb.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/items/AbstractItemDb.java
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractItemDb implements IConf, net.ess3.api.IItemDb {
 
     @Override
     public String serialize(ItemStack is) {
-        String mat = is.getType().name();
+        String mat = name(is);
         if (VersionUtil.getServerBukkitVersion().isLowerThanOrEqualTo(VersionUtil.v1_12_2_R01) && is.getData().getData() != 0) {
             mat = mat + ":" + is.getData().getData();
         }
diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/items/LegacyItemDb.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/items/LegacyItemDb.java
index 6700c2211..6f84c8104 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/items/LegacyItemDb.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/items/LegacyItemDb.java
@@ -150,6 +150,13 @@ public class LegacyItemDb extends AbstractItemDb {
             }
         }
 
+        if (itemid < 1) {
+            Material matFromName = EnumUtil.getMaterial(itemname.toUpperCase());
+            if (matFromName != null) {
+                itemid = matFromName.getId();
+            }
+        }
+
         if (itemid < 1) {
             throw new Exception(tl("unknownItemName", itemname));
         }