diff --git a/src/main/java/net/Indyuce/mmocore/gui/ClassSelect.java b/src/main/java/net/Indyuce/mmocore/gui/ClassSelect.java
index 38be11e2..645a4429 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/Indyuce/mmocore/gui/ClassSelect.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/Indyuce/mmocore/gui/ClassSelect.java
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public class ClassSelect extends EditableInventory {
 		private final List<String> lore;
 
 		public ClassItem(ConfigurationSection config) {
-			super(new ItemStack(Material.BARRIER), config);
+			super(Material.BARRIER, config);
 
 			this.name = config.getString("name");
 			this.lore = config.getStringList("lore");
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/Indyuce/mmocore/gui/QuestViewer.java b/src/main/java/net/Indyuce/mmocore/gui/QuestViewer.java
index 2613d439..5eb9342b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/Indyuce/mmocore/gui/QuestViewer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/Indyuce/mmocore/gui/QuestViewer.java
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ public class QuestViewer extends EditableInventory {
 			/*
 			 * generate item
 			 */
-			ItemStack item = cloneItem();
+			ItemStack item = new ItemStack(getMaterial());
 			ItemMeta meta = item.getItemMeta();
 			meta.setDisplayName(holders.apply(inv.getPlayer(), getName()));
 			meta.addItemFlags(ItemFlag.values());
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/Indyuce/mmocore/gui/SkillList.java b/src/main/java/net/Indyuce/mmocore/gui/SkillList.java
index 9e3e383b..0a04dbf4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/Indyuce/mmocore/gui/SkillList.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/Indyuce/mmocore/gui/SkillList.java
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ public class SkillList extends EditableInventory {
 			for (int j = 0; j < lore.size(); j++)
 				lore.set(j, ChatColor.GRAY + MMOLib.plugin.parseColors(lore.get(j)));
 
-			ItemStack item = cloneItem();
+			ItemStack item = new ItemStack(getMaterial());
 			ItemMeta meta = item.getItemMeta();
 			meta.setDisplayName(MMOLib.plugin.parseColors(getName().replace("{skill}", skill.getSkill().getName())
 					.replace("{roman}", MMOCoreUtils.intToRoman(skillLevel)).replace("{level}", "" + skillLevel)));
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ public class SkillList extends EditableInventory {
 		private final int selectedSkillSlot;
 
 		public SkillItem(ConfigurationSection config) {
-			super(new ItemStack(Material.BARRIER), config);
+			super(Material.BARRIER, config);
 
 			selectedSkillSlot = config.getInt("selected-slot");
 		}
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/Indyuce/mmocore/gui/api/item/InventoryPlaceholderItem.java b/src/main/java/net/Indyuce/mmocore/gui/api/item/InventoryPlaceholderItem.java
index 9a038a87..fdbe560d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/Indyuce/mmocore/gui/api/item/InventoryPlaceholderItem.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/Indyuce/mmocore/gui/api/item/InventoryPlaceholderItem.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import java.util.UUID;
 import java.util.logging.Level;
 
 import org.bukkit.ChatColor;
+import org.bukkit.Material;
 import org.bukkit.configuration.ConfigurationSection;
 import org.bukkit.inventory.ItemFlag;
 import org.bukkit.inventory.ItemStack;
@@ -17,26 +18,25 @@ import com.mojang.authlib.GameProfile;
 import com.mojang.authlib.properties.Property;
 
 import net.Indyuce.mmocore.MMOCore;
-import net.Indyuce.mmocore.api.util.MMOCoreUtils;
 import net.Indyuce.mmocore.gui.api.GeneratedInventory;
 import net.Indyuce.mmocore.gui.api.PluginInventory;
 import net.mmogroup.mmolib.MMOLib;
 
 public abstract class InventoryPlaceholderItem extends InventoryItem {
-	private final ItemStack stack;
+	private final Material material;
 	private final String name, texture;
 	private final List<String> lore;
 	private final int modelData;
 	private final boolean placeholders, hideFlags;
 
 	public InventoryPlaceholderItem(ConfigurationSection config) {
-		this(MMOCoreUtils.readIcon(config.getString("item")), config);
+		this(Material.valueOf(config.getString("item", "").toUpperCase().replace(" ", "_").replace("-", "_")), config);
 	}
 
-	public InventoryPlaceholderItem(ItemStack stack, ConfigurationSection config) {
+	public InventoryPlaceholderItem(Material material, ConfigurationSection config) {
 		super(config);
 
-		this.stack = stack;
+		this.material = material;
 		this.name = config.getString("name");
 		this.lore = config.getStringList("lore");
 		this.hideFlags = config.getBoolean("hide-flags");
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ public abstract class InventoryPlaceholderItem extends InventoryItem {
 		this.modelData = config.getInt("custom-model-data");
 	}
 
-	public ItemStack cloneItem() {
-		return stack.clone();
+	public Material getMaterial() {
+		return material;
 	}
 
 	public boolean hideFlags() {
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ public abstract class InventoryPlaceholderItem extends InventoryItem {
 	public int getModelData() {
 		return modelData;
 	}
-	
+
 	public boolean supportPlaceholders() {
 		return placeholders;
 	}
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ public abstract class InventoryPlaceholderItem extends InventoryItem {
 	public ItemStack display(GeneratedInventory inv, int n) {
 
 		Placeholders placeholders = getPlaceholders(inv, n);
-		ItemStack item = cloneItem();
+		ItemStack item = new ItemStack(material);
 		ItemMeta meta = item.getItemMeta();
 
 		if (texture != null && meta instanceof SkullMeta)
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ public abstract class InventoryPlaceholderItem extends InventoryItem {
 
 		if (MMOLib.plugin.getVersion().isStrictlyHigher(1, 13))
 			meta.setCustomModelData(getModelData());
-		
+
 		item.setItemMeta(meta);
 		return item;
 	}
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/Indyuce/mmocore/gui/api/item/NoPlaceholderItem.java b/src/main/java/net/Indyuce/mmocore/gui/api/item/NoPlaceholderItem.java
index 1c3d9aef..4e31fe95 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/Indyuce/mmocore/gui/api/item/NoPlaceholderItem.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/Indyuce/mmocore/gui/api/item/NoPlaceholderItem.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package net.Indyuce.mmocore.gui.api.item;
 
+import org.bukkit.Material;
 import org.bukkit.configuration.ConfigurationSection;
-import org.bukkit.inventory.ItemStack;
 
 import net.Indyuce.mmocore.gui.api.PluginInventory;
 
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ public class NoPlaceholderItem extends InventoryPlaceholderItem {
 		super(config);
 	}
 
-	public NoPlaceholderItem(ItemStack stack, ConfigurationSection config) {
-		super(stack, config);
+	public NoPlaceholderItem(Material material, ConfigurationSection config) {
+		super(material, config);
 	}
 
 	@Override