diff --git a/src/common/kernel/xmlreader.c b/src/common/kernel/xmlreader.c
index 4bc417a18..2bc71b94f 100644
--- a/src/common/kernel/xmlreader.c
+++ b/src/common/kernel/xmlreader.c
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ xml_readrequirements(xmlNodePtr * nodeTab, int nodeNr, requirement ** reqArray)
 
     property = xmlGetProp(node, BAD_CAST "type");
     rtype = rt_find((const char*)property);
+    assert(rtype!=NULL);
     for (type=0;type!=MAX_RESOURCES;++type) {
       if (oldresourcetype[type]==rtype) {
         radd->type = type;
@@ -584,6 +585,8 @@ 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;
@@ -705,7 +708,6 @@ parse_resources(xmlDocPtr doc)
 
   xmlXPathFreeContext(xpath);
 
-  init_resources();
   return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/res/resources.xml b/src/res/resources.xml
index 89ad365e7..de822a35c 100644
--- a/src/res/resources.xml
+++ b/src/res/resources.xml
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
   <resource name="halberd">
     <item weight="200">
       <construction skill="sk_weaponsmithing" minskill="3" reqsize="1">
-        <requirement type="wood" quantity="1"/>
+        <requirement type="log" quantity="1"/>
         <requirement type="iron" quantity="1"/>
       </construction>
       <weapon cut="true" skill="sk_polearm" offmod="-1" defmod="2" magres="0.0">