diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 53a6dfba2..4604847f5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
     <groupId>me.blackvein.quests</groupId>
     <artifactId>quests</artifactId>
-    <version>3.4.6</version>
+    <version>3.4.7</version>
     <name>quests</name>
     <url>https://github.com/FlyingPikachu/Quests/</url>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/src/main/java/me/blackvein/quests/NpcListener.java b/src/main/java/me/blackvein/quests/NpcListener.java
index ce5e460a8..0fc48d232 100644
--- a/src/main/java/me/blackvein/quests/NpcListener.java
+++ b/src/main/java/me/blackvein/quests/NpcListener.java
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ import org.bukkit.inventory.meta.EnchantmentStorageMeta;
 
 import me.blackvein.quests.util.ItemUtil;
 import me.blackvein.quests.util.Lang;
-import me.blackvein.quests.util.MiscUtil;
 import me.blackvein.quests.util.RomanNumeral;
 import net.citizensnpcs.api.CitizensAPI;
 import net.citizensnpcs.api.event.NPCDeathEvent;
diff --git a/src/main/java/me/blackvein/quests/Quests.java b/src/main/java/me/blackvein/quests/Quests.java
index 43a1d2d68..c13ab35d3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/me/blackvein/quests/Quests.java
+++ b/src/main/java/me/blackvein/quests/Quests.java
@@ -2600,22 +2600,7 @@ public class Quests extends JavaPlugin implements ConversationAbandonedListener
 		return exists;
 	}
 	
-	@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
-	private ItemStack processItemStack(String questName, String material,  int amount, short durability) {
-		try {
-			return new ItemStack(Material.matchMaterial(material), amount, durability);
-		} catch (Exception e) {
-			try {
-				getLogger().warning(material + " is invalid for quest " + questName + "! You may need to update your quests.yml "
-						+ "in accordance with https://github.com/FlyingPikachu/Quests/wiki/Item-Formatting#list");
-				return new ItemStack(Material.matchMaterial(material, true), amount, durability);
-			} catch (Exception e2) {
-				getLogger().severe("Unable to use LEGACY_" + material + " for quest " + questName);
-				e2.printStackTrace();
-				return null;
-			}
-		}
-	}
+
 
 	private void processStages(Quest quest, FileConfiguration config, String questName) throws StageFailedException {
 		ConfigurationSection questStages = config.getConfigurationSection("quests." + questName + ".stages.ordered");
@@ -2681,10 +2666,10 @@ public class Quests extends JavaPlugin implements ConversationAbandonedListener
 			for (String s : breaknames) {
 				ItemStack is;
 				if (breakdurability.get(breaknames.indexOf(s)) != -1) {
-					is = processItemStack(questName, s, breakamounts.get(breaknames.indexOf(s)), breakdurability.get(breaknames.indexOf(s)));
+					is = ItemUtil.processItemStack(s, breakamounts.get(breaknames.indexOf(s)), breakdurability.get(breaknames.indexOf(s)));
 				} else {
 					// Legacy
-					is = processItemStack(questName, s, breakamounts.get(breaknames.indexOf(s)), (short) 0);
+					is = ItemUtil.processItemStack(s, breakamounts.get(breaknames.indexOf(s)), (short) 0);
 				}
 				if (Material.matchMaterial(s) != null) {
 					oStage.blocksToBreak.add(is);
@@ -2720,10 +2705,10 @@ public class Quests extends JavaPlugin implements ConversationAbandonedListener
 			for (String s : damagenames) {
 				ItemStack is;
 				if (damagedurability.get(damagenames.indexOf(s)) != -1) {
-					is = processItemStack(questName, s, damageamounts.get(damagenames.indexOf(s)), damagedurability.get(damagenames.indexOf(s)));
+					is = ItemUtil.processItemStack(s, damageamounts.get(damagenames.indexOf(s)), damagedurability.get(damagenames.indexOf(s)));
 				} else {
 					// Legacy
-					is = processItemStack(questName, s, damageamounts.get(damagenames.indexOf(s)), (short) 0);
+					is = ItemUtil.processItemStack(s, damageamounts.get(damagenames.indexOf(s)), (short) 0);
 				}
 				if (Material.matchMaterial(s) != null) {
 					oStage.blocksToDamage.add(is);
@@ -2759,10 +2744,10 @@ public class Quests extends JavaPlugin implements ConversationAbandonedListener
 			for (String s : placenames) {
 				ItemStack is;
 				if (placedurability.get(placenames.indexOf(s)) != -1) {
-					is = processItemStack(questName, s, placeamounts.get(placenames.indexOf(s)), placedurability.get(placenames.indexOf(s)));
+					is = ItemUtil.processItemStack(s, placeamounts.get(placenames.indexOf(s)), placedurability.get(placenames.indexOf(s)));
 				} else {
 					// Legacy
-					is = processItemStack(questName, s, placeamounts.get(placenames.indexOf(s)), (short) 0);
+					is = ItemUtil.processItemStack(s, placeamounts.get(placenames.indexOf(s)), (short) 0);
 				}
 				if (Material.matchMaterial(s) != null) {
 					oStage.blocksToPlace.add(is);
@@ -2798,10 +2783,10 @@ public class Quests extends JavaPlugin implements ConversationAbandonedListener
 			for (String s : usenames) {
 				ItemStack is;
 				if (usedurability.get(usenames.indexOf(s)) != -1) {
-					is = processItemStack(questName, s, useamounts.get(usenames.indexOf(s)), usedurability.get(usenames.indexOf(s)));
+					is = ItemUtil.processItemStack(s, useamounts.get(usenames.indexOf(s)), usedurability.get(usenames.indexOf(s)));
 				} else {
 					// Legacy
-					is = processItemStack(questName, s, useamounts.get(usenames.indexOf(s)), (short) 0);
+					is = ItemUtil.processItemStack(s, useamounts.get(usenames.indexOf(s)), (short) 0);
 				}
 				if (Material.matchMaterial(s) != null) {
 					oStage.blocksToUse.add(is);
@@ -2837,10 +2822,10 @@ public class Quests extends JavaPlugin implements ConversationAbandonedListener
 			for (String s : cutnames) {
 				ItemStack is;
 				if (cutdurability.get(cutnames.indexOf(s)) != -1) {
-					is = processItemStack(questName, s, cutamounts.get(cutnames.indexOf(s)), cutdurability.get(cutnames.indexOf(s)));
+					is = ItemUtil.processItemStack(s, cutamounts.get(cutnames.indexOf(s)), cutdurability.get(cutnames.indexOf(s)));
 				} else {
 					// Legacy
-					is = processItemStack(questName, s, cutamounts.get(cutnames.indexOf(s)), (short) 0);
+					is = ItemUtil.processItemStack(s, cutamounts.get(cutnames.indexOf(s)), (short) 0);
 				}
 				if (Material.matchMaterial(s) != null) {
 					oStage.blocksToCut.add(is);
diff --git a/src/main/java/me/blackvein/quests/util/ItemUtil.java b/src/main/java/me/blackvein/quests/util/ItemUtil.java
index a1a6dbe89..b7cdb4981 100644
--- a/src/main/java/me/blackvein/quests/util/ItemUtil.java
+++ b/src/main/java/me/blackvein/quests/util/ItemUtil.java
@@ -96,6 +96,32 @@ public class ItemUtil {
 		}
 		return 0;
 	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returns an ItemStack based on given values. Checks for legacy pre-1.13 names. Other traits such as
+	 * enchantments and lore cannot be added via this method and must be done separately.
+	 * 
+	 * @param material Item name suitable for Material.matchMaterial()
+	 * @param amount The number of items in the stack
+	 * @param durability The data value of the item, default of 0
+	 * @return ItemStack, or null if invalid format
+	 */
+	@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
+	public static ItemStack processItemStack(String material, int amount, short durability) {
+		try {
+			return new ItemStack(Material.matchMaterial(material), amount, durability);
+		} catch (Exception e) {
+			try {
+				Bukkit.getLogger().warning(material + " is invalid! You may need to update your quests.yml or events.yml "
+						+ "in accordance with https://github.com/FlyingPikachu/Quests/wiki/Item-Formatting#list");
+				return new ItemStack(Material.matchMaterial(material, true), amount, durability);
+			} catch (Exception e2) {
+				Bukkit.getLogger().severe("Unable to use LEGACY_" + material + " for as item name");
+				e2.printStackTrace();
+				return null;
+			}
+		}
+	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Get ItemStack from formatted string. See serialize() for reverse function.
@@ -112,27 +138,24 @@ public class ItemUtil {
 		}
 		ItemStack stack = null;
 		String[] args = data.split(":");
-		ItemMeta meta = null;
-		EnchantmentStorageMeta esmeta = null;
+		String name = null;
+		int amount = 0;
+		short durability = 0;
 		Map<Enchantment, Integer> enchs = new HashMap<Enchantment, Integer>();
 		String display = null;
 		LinkedList<String> lore = new LinkedList<String>();
 		LinkedHashMap<Enchantment, Integer> stored = new LinkedHashMap<Enchantment, Integer>();
 		LinkedHashMap<String, Object> extra = new LinkedHashMap<String, Object>();
+		ItemMeta meta = null;
+		EnchantmentStorageMeta esmeta = null;
 		for (String targ : args) {
 			String arg = targ.replace("minecraft|", "minecraft:");
 			if (arg.startsWith("name-")) {
-				try {
-					stack = new ItemStack(Material.matchMaterial(arg.substring(5).toUpperCase()));
-				} catch (Exception e) {
-					Bukkit.getLogger().severe("[Quests] The item name \'" + arg.substring(5).toUpperCase() + "\' is invalid. Make sure quests.yml is UTF-8 encoded");
-					return null;
-				}
-				meta = stack.getItemMeta();
+				name = arg.substring(5).toUpperCase();
 			} else if (arg.startsWith("amount-")) {
-				stack.setAmount(Integer.parseInt(arg.substring(7)));
+				amount = Integer.parseInt(arg.substring(7));
 			} else if (arg.startsWith("data-")) {
-				stack.setDurability(Short.parseShort(arg.substring(5)));
+				durability = Short.parseShort(arg.substring(5));
 			} else if (arg.startsWith("enchantment-")) {
 				String[] temp = arg.substring(12).split(" ");
 				try {
@@ -196,7 +219,11 @@ public class ItemUtil {
 				return null;
 			}
 		}
-		
+		stack = processItemStack(name, amount, durability);
+		if (stack == null) {
+			return null;
+		}
+		meta = stack.getItemMeta();
 		if (!extra.isEmpty()) {
 			meta = ItemUtil.deserializeItemMeta(meta.getClass(), (Map<String, Object>) extra);
 		}