diff --git a/src/bin/main.rs b/src/bin/main.rs
index aa12855..3ce4ed7 100644
--- a/src/bin/main.rs
+++ b/src/bin/main.rs
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ fn main() {
                                     Some(item::weapon::WeaponAttribute{attr: item::weapon::Attribute::Dark, value: 30}),
                                     None,],
                             tekked: true,
-                            kills: Some(22998),
+                            kills: Some(22999),
                         }
                     ),
                 }).await.unwrap();
diff --git a/src/entity/gateway/inmemory.rs b/src/entity/gateway/inmemory.rs
index 41cc851..7d616dc 100644
--- a/src/entity/gateway/inmemory.rs
+++ b/src/entity/gateway/inmemory.rs
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ impl InMemoryGateway {
                     item.item = match item.item {
                         ItemDetail::Weapon(mut weapon) => {
                             if let Some(weapon_modifiers) = self.weapon_modifiers.lock().unwrap().get(&item.id) {
+                                if weapon.weapon.has_counter() {
+                                    weapon.kills = Some(0);
+                                }
                                 for weapon_modifier in weapon_modifiers.iter() {
                                     weapon.apply_modifier(weapon_modifier);
                                 }
@@ -88,6 +91,9 @@ impl InMemoryGateway {
                         },
                         ItemDetail::Unit(mut unit) => {
                             if let Some(unit_modifiers) = self.unit_modifiers.lock().unwrap().get(&item.id) {
+                                if unit.unit.has_counter() {
+                                    unit.kills = Some(0);
+                                }
                                 for unit_modifier in unit_modifiers.iter() {
                                     unit.apply_modifier(unit_modifier);
                                 }
diff --git a/src/ship/items/manager.rs b/src/ship/items/manager.rs
index 7af8cd2..4019eb2 100644
--- a/src/ship/items/manager.rs
+++ b/src/ship/items/manager.rs
@@ -1199,12 +1199,34 @@ impl ItemManager {
     pub async fn increase_kill_counters<EG: EntityGateway>(&mut self, entity_gateway: &mut EG, character: &CharacterEntity, equipped_items: &EquippedEntity, monstertype: MonsterType) -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
         let inventory = self.character_inventory.get_mut(&character.id).ok_or(ItemManagerError::NoCharacter(character.id))?;
         if let Some(weapon_entity) = equipped_items.weapon {
+            let weapon_id = inventory.get_item_by_entity_id(weapon_entity).ok_or(ItemManagerError::EntityIdNotInInventory(weapon_entity))?.item_id();
+            let mut weapon_handle = inventory.get_item_handle_by_id(weapon_id).ok_or(ItemManagerError::NoSuchItemId(weapon_id))?;
+            let individual_item_w = weapon_handle.item_mut()
+                .ok_or(ItemManagerError::NoSuchItemId(weapon_id))?
+                .individual_mut()
+                .ok_or(ItemManagerError::WrongItemType(weapon_id))?;
+            let weapon = individual_item_w
+                .weapon_mut()
+                .ok_or(ItemManagerError::WrongItemType(weapon_id))?;
+
             let wmodifier = WeaponModifier::AddKill { enemy: monstertype };
+            weapon.apply_modifier(&wmodifier);
             entity_gateway.add_weapon_modifier(&weapon_entity, wmodifier).await?;
         }
         for units in equipped_items.unit.iter().flatten() {
-                let umodifier = UnitModifier::AddKill { enemy: monstertype };
-                entity_gateway.add_unit_modifier(units, umodifier).await?;
+            let unit_id = inventory.get_item_by_entity_id(*units).ok_or(ItemManagerError::EntityIdNotInInventory(*units))?.item_id();
+            let mut unit_handle = inventory.get_item_handle_by_id(unit_id).ok_or(ItemManagerError::NoSuchItemId(unit_id))?;
+            let individual_item_u = unit_handle.item_mut()
+                .ok_or(ItemManagerError::NoSuchItemId(unit_id))?
+                .individual_mut()
+                .ok_or(ItemManagerError::WrongItemType(unit_id))?;
+            let unit = individual_item_u
+                .unit_mut()
+                .ok_or(ItemManagerError::WrongItemType(unit_id))?;
+
+            let umodifier = UnitModifier::AddKill { enemy: monstertype };
+            unit.apply_modifier(&umodifier);
+            entity_gateway.add_unit_modifier(units, umodifier).await?;
         }
         entity_gateway.set_character_inventory(&character.id, &inventory.as_inventory_entity(&character.id)).await?;
         Ok(())