diff --git a/Assets/Scripts/Game/Items/ItemCollection.cs b/Assets/Scripts/Game/Items/ItemCollection.cs
index 337f30c3e6..b67dbe9f79 100644
--- a/Assets/Scripts/Game/Items/ItemCollection.cs
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/Game/Items/ItemCollection.cs
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ public DaggerfallUnityItem SplitStack(DaggerfallUnityItem stack, int numberToPic
                 return null;
             if (numberToPick == stack.stackCount)
                 return stack;
-            DaggerfallUnityItem pickedItems = new DaggerfallUnityItem(stack);
+            DaggerfallUnityItem pickedItems = ItemBuilder.CreateItem(stack.ItemGroup, stack.TemplateIndex);
             pickedItems.stackCount = numberToPick;
             AddItem(pickedItems, noStack: true);
             stack.stackCount -= numberToPick;