diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 804f69d8..a96248bf 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Item Piles Changelog
 
+## Version 2.8.18
+
+- Fixed items sometimes losing their flags when added vaults
+
 ## Version 2.8.17
 
 - Fixed swapping items in vaults would sometimes allow you to swap items so that one ended up outside the bounds of the vault
diff --git a/src/helpers/pile-utilities.js b/src/helpers/pile-utilities.js
index 63a9e623..6c971878 100644
--- a/src/helpers/pile-utilities.js
+++ b/src/helpers/pile-utilities.js
@@ -2044,7 +2044,7 @@ export async function rollMerchantTables({ tableData = false, actor = false } =
 			if (existingItem) {
 				existingItem.quantity += Math.max(newItem.quantity, 1);
 			} else {
-				setProperty(newItem, CONSTANTS.FLAGS.ITEM, newItem.item.flags);
+				setProperty(newItem, CONSTANTS.FLAGS.ITEM, cleanItemFlagData(getProperty(newItem.item.flags, CONSTANTS.FLAGS.ITEM)));
 				if (game.itempiles.API.QUANTITY_FOR_PRICE_ATTRIBUTE && !getProperty(newItem, game.itempiles.API.QUANTITY_FOR_PRICE_ATTRIBUTE)) {
 					setProperty(newItem, game.itempiles.API.QUANTITY_FOR_PRICE_ATTRIBUTE, Utilities.getItemQuantity(newItem.item));
 				}