diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/Trade.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/Trade.java
index 1a03a0145..3d51c5aa4 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/Trade.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/Trade.java
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ public class Trade
 			{
 				throw new ChargeException(_("missingItems", getItemStack().getAmount(), getItemStack().getType().toString().toLowerCase(Locale.ENGLISH).replace("_", " ")));
 			}
-			user.getInventory().removeItem(getItemStack());
+			user.getInventory().removeItem(getItemStack().clone());
 			user.updateInventory();
 		}
 		if (command != null)
diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandsell.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandsell.java
index a7b1ae32d..b238361b2 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandsell.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandsell.java
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ public class Commandsell extends EssentialsCommand
 			// This should never happen.
 			throw new IllegalStateException("Trying to remove more items than are available.");
 		}
-		user.getInventory().removeItem(ris);
+		user.getInventory().removeItem(ris.clone());
 		user.updateInventory();
 		Trade.log("Command", "Sell", "Item", user.getName(), new Trade(ris, ess), user.getName(), new Trade(worth * amount, ess), user.getLocation(), ess);
 		user.giveMoney(worth * amount);