diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1f37f3d71..f88cadbb4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
     <groupId>me.blackvein.quests</groupId>
     <artifactId>quests</artifactId>
-    <version>2.9.5</version>
+    <version>2.9.6</version>
     <name>quests</name>
     <url>https://github.com/FlyingPikachu/Quests/</url>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/src/main/java/me/blackvein/quests/prompts/CreateStagePrompt.java b/src/main/java/me/blackvein/quests/prompts/CreateStagePrompt.java
index 634bdc672..4e266d5ca 100644
--- a/src/main/java/me/blackvein/quests/prompts/CreateStagePrompt.java
+++ b/src/main/java/me/blackvein/quests/prompts/CreateStagePrompt.java
@@ -625,14 +625,16 @@ public class CreateStagePrompt extends FixedSetPrompt {
 				} else {
 					two = 0;
 				}
-				if (one == two) {
+				if (one == two) {					
 					int missing;
+					LinkedList<Integer> elements;
 					if (context.getSessionData(pref + CK.S_BREAK_DURABILITY) != null) {
 						missing = one - ((List<Integer>) context.getSessionData(pref + CK.S_BREAK_DURABILITY)).size();
+						elements = (LinkedList<Integer>) context.getSessionData(pref + CK.S_BREAK_DURABILITY);
 					} else {
 						missing = one;
+						elements = new LinkedList<Integer>();
 					}
-					LinkedList<Integer> elements = (LinkedList<Integer>) context.getSessionData(pref + CK.S_BREAK_DURABILITY);
 					for (int i = 0; i < missing; i++) {
 						elements.add(0);
 					}
@@ -842,12 +844,14 @@ public class CreateStagePrompt extends FixedSetPrompt {
 				}
 				if (one == two) {
 					int missing;
+					LinkedList<Integer> elements;
 					if (context.getSessionData(pref + CK.S_DAMAGE_DURABILITY) != null) {
 						missing = one - ((List<Integer>) context.getSessionData(pref + CK.S_DAMAGE_DURABILITY)).size();
+						elements = (LinkedList<Integer>) context.getSessionData(pref + CK.S_DAMAGE_DURABILITY);
 					} else {
 						missing = one;
+						elements = new LinkedList<Integer>();
 					}
-					LinkedList<Integer> elements = (LinkedList<Integer>) context.getSessionData(pref + CK.S_DAMAGE_DURABILITY);
 					for (int i = 0; i < missing; i++) {
 						elements.add(0);
 					}
@@ -1057,12 +1061,14 @@ public class CreateStagePrompt extends FixedSetPrompt {
 				}
 				if (one == two) {
 					int missing;
+					LinkedList<Integer> elements;
 					if (context.getSessionData(pref + CK.S_PLACE_DURABILITY) != null) {
 						missing = one - ((List<Integer>) context.getSessionData(pref + CK.S_PLACE_DURABILITY)).size();
+						elements = (LinkedList<Integer>) context.getSessionData(pref + CK.S_PLACE_DURABILITY);
 					} else {
 						missing = one;
+						elements = new LinkedList<Integer>();
 					}
-					LinkedList<Integer> elements = (LinkedList<Integer>) context.getSessionData(pref + CK.S_PLACE_DURABILITY);
 					for (int i = 0; i < missing; i++) {
 						elements.add(0);
 					}
@@ -1272,12 +1278,14 @@ public class CreateStagePrompt extends FixedSetPrompt {
 				}
 				if (one == two) {
 					int missing;
+					LinkedList<Integer> elements;
 					if (context.getSessionData(pref + CK.S_USE_DURABILITY) != null) {
 						missing = one - ((List<Integer>) context.getSessionData(pref + CK.S_USE_DURABILITY)).size();
+						elements = (LinkedList<Integer>) context.getSessionData(pref + CK.S_USE_DURABILITY);
 					} else {
 						missing = one;
+						elements = new LinkedList<Integer>();
 					}
-					LinkedList<Integer> elements = (LinkedList<Integer>) context.getSessionData(pref + CK.S_USE_DURABILITY);
 					for (int i = 0; i < missing; i++) {
 						elements.add(0);
 					}
@@ -1487,12 +1495,14 @@ public class CreateStagePrompt extends FixedSetPrompt {
 				}
 				if (one == two) {
 					int missing;
+					LinkedList<Integer> elements;
 					if (context.getSessionData(pref + CK.S_CUT_DURABILITY) != null) {
 						missing = one - ((List<Integer>) context.getSessionData(pref + CK.S_CUT_DURABILITY)).size();
+						elements = (LinkedList<Integer>) context.getSessionData(pref + CK.S_CUT_DURABILITY);
 					} else {
 						missing = one;
+						elements = new LinkedList<Integer>();
 					}
-					LinkedList<Integer> elements = (LinkedList<Integer>) context.getSessionData(pref + CK.S_CUT_DURABILITY);
 					for (int i = 0; i < missing; i++) {
 						elements.add(0);
 					}