diff --git a/zone/corpse.cpp b/zone/corpse.cpp
index 5f1345541..c72f96372 100644
--- a/zone/corpse.cpp
+++ b/zone/corpse.cpp
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ Corpse* Corpse::LoadFromDBData(uint32 in_dbid, uint32 in_charid, char* in_charna
 		for (unsigned int i=0; i < dbpcs->itemcount; i++) {
 			tmp = new ServerLootItem_Struct;
 			memcpy(tmp, &dbpcs->items[i], sizeof(player_lootitem::ServerLootItem_Struct));
-			tmp->lootslot = CorpseToServerSlot(tmp->lootslot); // temp hack until corpse blobs are removed
+			tmp->equipSlot = CorpseToServerSlot(tmp->equipSlot); // temp hack until corpse blobs are removed
 			itemlist.push_back(tmp);
 		}
 
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ Corpse* Corpse::LoadFromDBData(uint32 in_dbid, uint32 in_charid, char* in_charna
 		for (unsigned int i=0; i < dbpc->itemcount; i++) {
 			tmp = new ServerLootItem_Struct;
 			memcpy(tmp, &dbpc->items[i], sizeof(player_lootitem::ServerLootItem_Struct));
-			tmp->lootslot = CorpseToServerSlot(tmp->lootslot); // temp hack until corpse blobs are removed
+			tmp->equipSlot = CorpseToServerSlot(tmp->equipSlot); // temp hack until corpse blobs are removed
 			itemlist.push_back(tmp);
 		}
 
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ bool Corpse::Save() {
 	end = itemlist.end();
 	for(; cur != end; ++cur) {
 		ServerLootItem_Struct* item = *cur;
-		item->lootslot = ServerToCorpseSlot(item->lootslot); // temp hack until corpse blobs are removed
+		item->equipSlot = ServerToCorpseSlot(item->equipSlot); // temp hack until corpse blobs are removed
 		memcpy((char*) &dbpc->items[x++], (char*) item, sizeof(player_lootitem::ServerLootItem_Struct));
 	}
 
@@ -2092,7 +2092,7 @@ void Corpse::LoadPlayerCorpseDecayTime(uint32 dbid){
 **
 **	(Not all slot designations are valid to all clients..see <client>##_constants.h files for valid slot enumerations)
 */
-uint16 Corpse::ServerToCorpseSlot(uint16 server_slot)
+int16 Corpse::ServerToCorpseSlot(int16 server_slot)
 {
 	return server_slot; // temporary return
 
@@ -2128,7 +2128,7 @@ uint16 Corpse::ServerToCorpseSlot(uint16 server_slot)
 	*/
 }
 
-uint16 Corpse::CorpseToServerSlot(uint16 corpse_slot)
+int16 Corpse::CorpseToServerSlot(int16 corpse_slot)
 {
 	return corpse_slot; // temporary return
 
diff --git a/zone/corpse.h b/zone/corpse.h
index 773ca3782..2d1eecc98 100644
--- a/zone/corpse.h
+++ b/zone/corpse.h
@@ -112,8 +112,8 @@ public:
 	inline int GetRezzExp() { return rezzexp; }
 
 	// these are a temporary work-around until corpse inventory is removed from the database blob
-	static uint16	ServerToCorpseSlot(uint16 server_slot);	// encode
-	static uint16	CorpseToServerSlot(uint16 corpse_slot);	// decode
+	static int16	ServerToCorpseSlot(int16 server_slot);	// encode
+	static int16	CorpseToServerSlot(int16 corpse_slot);	// decode
 
 protected:
 	std::list<uint32> MoveItemToCorpse(Client *client, ItemInst *item, int16 equipslot);