diff --git a/src/entity/gateway/inmemory.rs b/src/entity/gateway/inmemory.rs
index cc208b4..41cc851 100644
--- a/src/entity/gateway/inmemory.rs
+++ b/src/entity/gateway/inmemory.rs
@@ -85,7 +85,15 @@ impl InMemoryGateway {
                                 }
                             }
                             ItemDetail::Mag(mag)
-                        }
+                        },
+                        ItemDetail::Unit(mut unit) => {
+                            if let Some(unit_modifiers) = self.unit_modifiers.lock().unwrap().get(&item.id) {
+                                for unit_modifier in unit_modifiers.iter() {
+                                    unit.apply_modifier(unit_modifier);
+                                }
+                            }
+                            ItemDetail::Unit(unit)
+                        },
                         _ => {
                             item.item
                         }
diff --git a/src/entity/item/weapon.rs b/src/entity/item/weapon.rs
index 3f7bc88..e338e73 100644
--- a/src/entity/item/weapon.rs
+++ b/src/entity/item/weapon.rs
@@ -1535,9 +1535,7 @@ impl Weapon {
             },
             WeaponModifier::AddKill{enemy: _} => {
                 if let Some(kills) = self.kills {
-                    println!("{:?} currently has {:?} kills", self.weapon, self.kills);
                     self.kills = Some(kills + 1);
-                    println!("now {:?} has {:?} kills", self.weapon, self.kills);
                 }
             },
         };
@@ -1558,8 +1556,6 @@ impl Weapon {
         if self.weapon.has_counter() {
             result[10..12].copy_from_slice(&self.kills.unwrap_or(0u16).to_be_bytes());
             result[10] += 0x80;
-            // TODO: what to do with the 3rd attr?
-            // self.attrs[2] = None;
         } else {
             result[10..12].copy_from_slice(&self.attrs[2].map(|s| s.value()).unwrap_or([0,0]));
         }
diff --git a/src/ship/items/manager.rs b/src/ship/items/manager.rs
index e431b42..7af8cd2 100644
--- a/src/ship/items/manager.rs
+++ b/src/ship/items/manager.rs
@@ -1203,18 +1203,7 @@ impl ItemManager {
             entity_gateway.add_weapon_modifier(&weapon_entity, wmodifier).await?;
         }
         for units in equipped_items.unit.iter().flatten() {
-                let unit_id = inventory.get_item_by_entity_id(*units).ok_or(ItemManagerError::EntityIdNotInInventory(*units))?.item_id();
-                let mut unit_handle = inventory.get_item_handle_by_id(unit_id).ok_or(ItemManagerError::NoSuchItemId(unit_id))?;
-                let individual_item_u = unit_handle.item_mut()
-                    .ok_or(ItemManagerError::NoSuchItemId(unit_id))?
-                    .individual_mut()
-                    .ok_or(ItemManagerError::WrongItemType(unit_id))?;
-                let unit = individual_item_u
-                    .unit_mut()
-                    .ok_or(ItemManagerError::WrongItemType(unit_id))?;
-
                 let umodifier = UnitModifier::AddKill { enemy: monstertype };
-                unit.apply_modifier(&umodifier);
                 entity_gateway.add_unit_modifier(units, umodifier).await?;
         }
         entity_gateway.set_character_inventory(&character.id, &inventory.as_inventory_entity(&character.id)).await?;