diff --git a/src/lib/server/helper.ts b/src/lib/server/helper.ts
index f3d2f4c01..d0a9b3004 100644
--- a/src/lib/server/helper.ts
+++ b/src/lib/server/helper.ts
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ export async function applyResourcePack(item: ProcessedItem, packs: string[]) {
     return item;
   }
 
-  // ? NOTE: we're ignoring enchanted books because they're quite expensive to render and not really useful the performance hit
+  // ? NOTE: we're ignoring enchanted books because they're quite expensive to render and not really worth the performance hit
   if (item.tag?.ExtraAttributes?.id === "ENCHANTED_BOOK") {
     const enchantedBookItem = getItemData({ id: 403 }) as ProcessedItem;
     const texture = getTexture(enchantedBookItem);
diff --git a/src/lib/server/helper/item.ts b/src/lib/server/helper/item.ts
index cacddc762..9d6528507 100644
--- a/src/lib/server/helper/item.ts
+++ b/src/lib/server/helper/item.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-import type { DatabaseItem, Item, ItemQuery } from "$types/stats";
-import sanitize from "mongo-sanitize";
+import type { Item, ItemQuery } from "$types/stats";
 import * as constants from "../constants/constants";
 
 /**
@@ -24,31 +23,8 @@ function rgbToHex(rgb: string) {
  */
 export function getItemData(query: ItemQuery) {
   query = Object.assign({ skyblockId: undefined, id: undefined, name: undefined, damage: undefined }, query);
+  const dbItem = query.skyblockId ? (constants.ITEMS.get(query.skyblockId) ?? {}) : {};
   const item: Item = { id: -1, Damage: 0, Count: 1, tag: { ExtraAttributes: {} } };
-  let dbItem: DatabaseItem = {};
-
-  if (query.skyblockId) {
-    query.skyblockId = sanitize(query.skyblockId);
-
-    if (query.skyblockId !== undefined && query.skyblockId.includes(":")) {
-      const split = query.skyblockId.split(":");
-
-      query.skyblockId = split[0];
-      query.damage = Number(split[1]);
-    }
-
-    dbItem = { ...(item as unknown as DatabaseItem), ...constants.ITEMS.get(query.skyblockId) };
-  }
-
-  if (query && query.name !== undefined) {
-    const results = Object.values(constants.ITEMS) as DatabaseItem[];
-
-    const filteredResults = results.filter((a) => a.name && a.name.toLowerCase() == (query.name ?? "").toLowerCase());
-
-    if (filteredResults.length > 0) {
-      dbItem = filteredResults[0] ?? {};
-    }
-  }
 
   if (query.id !== undefined) {
     item.id = query.id;
@@ -78,6 +54,10 @@ export function getItemData(query: ItemQuery) {
     item.texture = dbItem.texture as string;
   }
 
+  if ("glowing" in dbItem || "shiny" in dbItem) {
+    item.glowing = true;
+  }
+
   if (dbItem.item_id && dbItem.item_id >= 298 && dbItem.item_id <= 301) {
     const type = ["helmet", "chestplate", "leggings", "boots"][dbItem.item_id - 298];
     if (dbItem.color !== undefined) {
diff --git a/src/lib/server/stats/items/processing.ts b/src/lib/server/stats/items/processing.ts
index 9aa79311a..0cdded410 100644
--- a/src/lib/server/stats/items/processing.ts
+++ b/src/lib/server/stats/items/processing.ts
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ function getCategories(type: string, item: Item) {
 // Process items returned by API
 export async function processItems(items: ProcessedItem[], source: string, packs: string[]): Promise<ProcessedItem[]> {
   for (const item of items) {
-    if (!item.tag?.ExtraAttributes?.id) {
-      // continue;
+    if (!item.tag?.ExtraAttributes?.id && item.exp === undefined) {
+      continue;
     }
 
     // POTIONS
@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@ export async function processItems(items: ProcessedItem[], source: string, packs
       }
     }
 
-    // Set HTML lore to be displayed on the website
     if (itemLore.length > 0 && item.tag.ExtraAttributes) {
       if (item.tag.ExtraAttributes.rarity_upgrades) {
         itemLore.push("§8(Recombobulated)");
@@ -147,7 +146,7 @@ export async function processItems(items: ProcessedItem[], source: string, packs
       }
     }
 
-    if (item?.tag || item?.exp) {
+    if (item.tag || item.exp !== undefined) {
       if (source.startsWith("storage_icons") === false) {
         try {
           const ITEM_PRICE = await getItemNetworth(item, { cache: true });