diff --git a/components/esm/loadingr.cpp b/components/esm/loadingr.cpp
index 13d66a6324..e39d12a4eb 100644
--- a/components/esm/loadingr.cpp
+++ b/components/esm/loadingr.cpp
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ void Ingredient::load(ESMReader &esm)
     esm.getHNT(mData, "IRDT", 56);
     mScript = esm.getHNOString("SCRI");
     mIcon = esm.getHNOString("ITEX");
-/*
     // horrible hack to fix broken data in records
     for (int i=0; i<4; ++i)
     {
@@ -36,7 +35,6 @@ void Ingredient::load(ESMReader &esm)
             mData.mSkills[i] = -1;
         }
     }
-*/
 }
 
 void Ingredient::save(ESMWriter &esm)
diff --git a/components/esm/loadmgef.cpp b/components/esm/loadmgef.cpp
index c18833e01b..bcd1dfaf5e 100644
--- a/components/esm/loadmgef.cpp
+++ b/components/esm/loadmgef.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 #include "esm_reader.hpp"
 #include "esm_writer.hpp"
 
+#include <stdio.h>
+
 namespace
 {
     const int NumberOfHardcodedFlags = 143;
@@ -36,10 +38,9 @@ void MagicEffect::load(ESMReader &esm)
   esm.getHNT(mIndex, "INDX");
 
   esm.getHNT(mData, "MEDT", 36);
-/*  
   if (mIndex>=0 && mIndex<NumberOfHardcodedFlags)
     mData.mFlags |= HardcodedFlags[mIndex];
-*/  
+
   mIcon = esm.getHNOString("ITEX");
   mParticle = esm.getHNOString("PTEX");
 
@@ -58,7 +59,12 @@ void MagicEffect::load(ESMReader &esm)
 void MagicEffect::save(ESMWriter &esm)
 {
     esm.writeHNT("INDX", mIndex);
+
+    mData.mFlags &= 0xe00;
     esm.writeHNT("MEDT", mData, 36);
+    if (mIndex>=0 && mIndex<NumberOfHardcodedFlags) {
+        mData.mFlags |= HardcodedFlags[mIndex];
+    }
 
     esm.writeHNOCString("ITEX", mIcon);
     esm.writeHNOCString("PTEX", mParticle);