diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwclass/misc.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwclass/misc.cpp
index e5120462e6..a8a6c55ec5 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwclass/misc.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwclass/misc.cpp
@@ -93,7 +93,9 @@ namespace MWClass
         MWWorld::LiveCellRef<ESM::Miscellaneous> *ref =
             ptr.get<ESM::Miscellaneous>();
 
-        int value = (ptr.getCellRef().mGoldValue == 1) ? ref->mBase->mData.mValue : ptr.getCellRef().mGoldValue;
+        int value = ref->mBase->mData.mValue;
+        if (ptr.getCellRef().mGoldValue > 1 && ptr.getRefData().getCount() == 1)
+            value = ptr.getCellRef().mGoldValue;
 
         if (ptr.getCellRef().mSoul != "")
         {
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/inventorywindow.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/inventorywindow.cpp
index 0ad156cdf3..7781c8526d 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/inventorywindow.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/inventorywindow.cpp
@@ -499,8 +499,6 @@ namespace MWGui
             return;
 
         int count = object.getRefData().getCount();
-        if (object.getCellRef().mGoldValue > 1)
-            count = object.getCellRef().mGoldValue;
 
         // add to player inventory
         // can't use ActionTake here because we need an MWWorld::Ptr to the newly inserted object
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/containerstore.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/containerstore.cpp
index 70a6fe8567..744971985c 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/containerstore.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/containerstore.cpp
@@ -134,7 +134,11 @@ bool MWWorld::ContainerStore::stacks(const Ptr& ptr1, const Ptr& ptr2)
 MWWorld::ContainerStoreIterator MWWorld::ContainerStore::add(const std::string &id, int count, const Ptr &actorPtr)
 {
     MWWorld::ManualRef ref(MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getStore(), id, count);
-    return add(ref.getPtr(), count, actorPtr, true);
+    // a bit pointless to set owner for the player
+    if (actorPtr.getRefData().getHandle() != "player")
+        return add(ref.getPtr(), count, actorPtr, true);
+    else
+        return add(ref.getPtr(), count, actorPtr, false);
 }
 
 MWWorld::ContainerStoreIterator MWWorld::ContainerStore::add (const Ptr& itemPtr, int count, const Ptr& actorPtr, bool setOwner)
@@ -194,7 +198,9 @@ MWWorld::ContainerStoreIterator MWWorld::ContainerStore::addImp (const Ptr& ptr,
         || Misc::StringUtils::ciEqual(ptr.getCellRef().mRefID, "gold_025")
         || Misc::StringUtils::ciEqual(ptr.getCellRef().mRefID, "gold_100"))
     {
-        int realCount = MWWorld::Class::get(ptr).getValue(ptr) * ptr.getRefData().getCount();
+        int realCount = ptr.getRefData().getCount();
+        if (ptr.getCellRef().mGoldValue > 1 && realCount == 1)
+            realCount = ptr.getCellRef().mGoldValue;
 
         for (MWWorld::ContainerStoreIterator iter (begin(type)); iter!=end(); ++iter)
         {