diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/containerstore.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/containerstore.cpp
index d25b29397a..07616c8672 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/containerstore.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/containerstore.cpp
@@ -141,19 +141,19 @@ MWWorld::ContainerStoreIterator MWWorld::ContainerStore::addImp (const Ptr& ptr)
         || Misc::StringUtils::ciEqual(ptr.getCellRef().mRefID, "gold_100"))
     {
         int count = MWWorld::Class::get(ptr).getValue(ptr) * ptr.getRefData().getCount();
-        MWWorld::ManualRef ref(esmStore, "Gold_001", count);
 
         for (MWWorld::ContainerStoreIterator iter (begin(type)); iter!=end(); ++iter)
         {
             if (Misc::StringUtils::ciEqual((*iter).get<ESM::Miscellaneous>()->mRef.mRefID, "gold_001"))
             {
-                (*iter).getRefData().setCount( (*iter).getRefData().getCount() + count);
+                iter->getRefData().setCount(iter->getRefData().getCount() + count);
                 flagAsModified();
                 return iter;
             }
         }
 
-        return addImpl(ref.getPtr());
+        MWWorld::ManualRef ref(esmStore, "Gold_001", count);
+        return addNewStack(ref.getPtr());
     }
 
     // determine whether to stack or not
@@ -169,10 +169,10 @@ MWWorld::ContainerStoreIterator MWWorld::ContainerStore::addImp (const Ptr& ptr)
         }
     }
     // if we got here, this means no stacking
-    return addImpl(ptr);
+    return addNewStack(ptr);
 }
 
-MWWorld::ContainerStoreIterator MWWorld::ContainerStore::addImpl (const Ptr& ptr)
+MWWorld::ContainerStoreIterator MWWorld::ContainerStore::addNewStack (const Ptr& ptr)
 {
     ContainerStoreIterator it = begin();
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/containerstore.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/containerstore.hpp
index d19f1ad50f..ca6609ecf2 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/containerstore.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/containerstore.hpp
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@ namespace MWWorld
             /// @return the number of items actually removed
 
         protected:
-            ContainerStoreIterator addImpl (const Ptr& ptr);
-            ///< Add the item to this container (no stacking)
+            ContainerStoreIterator addNewStack (const Ptr& ptr);
+            ///< Add the item to this container (do not try to stack it onto existing items)
 
         public:
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/inventorystore.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/inventorystore.cpp
index 505153a661..162c056d29 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/inventorystore.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/inventorystore.cpp
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ void MWWorld::InventoryStore::equip (int slot, const ContainerStoreIterator& ite
         // add the item again with a count of count-1, then set the count of the original (that will be equipped) to 1
         int count = iterator->getRefData().getCount();
         iterator->getRefData().setCount(count-1);
-        addImpl(*iterator);
+        addNewStack(*iterator);
         iterator->getRefData().setCount(1);
     }
 
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ void MWWorld::InventoryStore::autoEquip (const MWWorld::Ptr& npc)
                     // add the item again with a count of count-1, then set the count of the original (that will be equipped) to 1
                     int count = iter->getRefData().getCount();
                     iter->getRefData().setCount(count-1);
-                    addImpl(*iter);
+                    addNewStack(*iter);
                     iter->getRefData().setCount(1);
                 }
             }