diff --git a/src/main/java/me/blackvein/quests/prompts/ItemStackPrompt.java b/src/main/java/me/blackvein/quests/prompts/ItemStackPrompt.java
index cf28685d8..aa07c42db 100644
--- a/src/main/java/me/blackvein/quests/prompts/ItemStackPrompt.java
+++ b/src/main/java/me/blackvein/quests/prompts/ItemStackPrompt.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package me.blackvein.quests.prompts;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.LinkedList;
@@ -177,7 +178,7 @@ public class ItemStackPrompt extends FixedSetPrompt implements ColorUtil {
                 short data = -1;
                 Map<Enchantment, Integer> enchs = null;
                 String display = null;
-                LinkedList<String> lore = null;
+                List<String> lore = null;
 
                 if (cc.getSessionData("tempData") != null) {
                     data = (Short) cc.getSessionData("tempData");
@@ -187,9 +188,15 @@ public class ItemStackPrompt extends FixedSetPrompt implements ColorUtil {
                 }
                 if (cc.getSessionData("tempDisplay") != null) {
                     display = ChatColor.translateAlternateColorCodes('&', (String) cc.getSessionData("tempDisplay"));
+                    org.bukkit.Bukkit.getLogger().info("LOADED: " + display);
                 }
                 if (cc.getSessionData("tempLore") != null) {
-                    lore = (LinkedList<String>) cc.getSessionData("tempLore");
+                    lore = new ArrayList<String>();
+                    LinkedList<String> loadedLore = (LinkedList<String>) cc.getSessionData("tempLore");
+                    for (String line : loadedLore)
+                    {
+                        lore.add(ChatColor.translateAlternateColorCodes('&', line));
+                    }
                 }
 
                 ItemStack stack = new ItemStack(Material.matchMaterial(name), amount);
diff --git a/src/main/java/me/blackvein/quests/util/ItemUtil.java b/src/main/java/me/blackvein/quests/util/ItemUtil.java
index f2c629f1b..64783a8b0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/me/blackvein/quests/util/ItemUtil.java
+++ b/src/main/java/me/blackvein/quests/util/ItemUtil.java
@@ -104,9 +104,9 @@ public class ItemUtil implements ColorUtil {
                 Enchantment e = Quests.getEnchantment(enchs[0]);
                 meta.addEnchant(e, Integer.parseInt(enchs[1]), true);
             } else if (arg.startsWith("displayname-")) {
-                meta.setDisplayName(arg.substring(12));
+                meta.setDisplayName(ChatColor.translateAlternateColorCodes('&', arg.substring(12)));
             } else if (arg.startsWith("lore-")) {
-                lore.add(arg.substring(5));
+                lore.add(ChatColor.translateAlternateColorCodes('&', arg.substring(5)));
             } else {
             	return null;
             }