diff --git a/src/common/kernel/item.c b/src/common/kernel/item.c
index 6c972958b..6f30cc520 100644
--- a/src/common/kernel/item.c
+++ b/src/common/kernel/item.c
@@ -2054,12 +2054,6 @@ init_resources(void)
 	if (initialized) return;
 	initialized = true;
 
-  /* alte typen registrieren: */
-  init_olditems();
-  init_oldherbs();
-  init_oldpotions();
-  init_oldscores();
-  
   /* silver was never an item: */
 	r_silver = new_resourcetype(&names[0], NULL, RTF_ITEM|RTF_POOLED);
 	i_silver = new_itemtype(r_silver, ITF_NONE, 1/*weight*/, 0);
@@ -2298,4 +2292,10 @@ register_resources(void)
 
   /* make sure noone has deleted an I_ tpe without deleting the R_ type that goes with it! */
   assert((int)I_SACK_OF_CONSERVATION == (int)R_SACK_OF_CONSERVATION);
+
+  /* alte typen registrieren: */
+  init_olditems();
+  init_oldherbs();
+  init_oldpotions();
+  init_oldscores();
 }
diff --git a/src/common/kernel/save.c b/src/common/kernel/save.c
index fb5be508e..cf09be3a0 100644
--- a/src/common/kernel/save.c
+++ b/src/common/kernel/save.c
@@ -747,7 +747,10 @@ read_items(FILE *F, item **ilist)
 		rs(F, buf);
 		if (!strcmp("end", buf)) break;
     itype = it_find(buf);
-		if (itype!=NULL) i_change(ilist, itype, ri(F));
+    assert(itype!=NULL);
+    if (itype!=NULL) {
+      i_change(ilist, itype, ri(F));
+    }
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/common/kernel/xmlreader.c b/src/common/kernel/xmlreader.c
index ddd73e115..b1000357a 100644
--- a/src/common/kernel/xmlreader.c
+++ b/src/common/kernel/xmlreader.c
@@ -744,8 +744,6 @@ parse_resources(xmlDocPtr doc)
   xmlNodeSetPtr nodes;
   int i;
 
-  init_resources();
-
   /* reading eressea/resources/resource */
   resources = xmlXPathEvalExpression(BAD_CAST "/eressea/resources/resource", xpath);
   nodes = resources->nodesetval;
@@ -867,6 +865,8 @@ parse_resources(xmlDocPtr doc)
 
   xmlXPathFreeContext(xpath);
 
+  init_resources();
+
   return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/mapper/mapper.c b/src/mapper/mapper.c
index 8b037dc6f..a44c21ab5 100644
--- a/src/mapper/mapper.c
+++ b/src/mapper/mapper.c
@@ -1667,7 +1667,6 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
   init_locales();
   init_attributes();
 
-  init_resources();
 #if NEW_RESOURCEGROWTH
 	init_rawmaterials();
 #endif