diff --git a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/network/EffectSync.java b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/network/EffectSync.java
index 94e97db8..57aafee2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/network/EffectSync.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/network/EffectSync.java
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ public class EffectSync<T extends EntityLivingBase> {
             effect = null;
         } else {
             String id = comp.getString("effect_id");
-            if (effect == null || id != effect.getName()) {
+
+            if (effect == null || !effect.getName().contentEquals(id)) {
                 effect = SpellRegistry.instance().createEffectFromNBT(comp);
             } else if (owned.getEntity().world.isRemote) {
                 effect.readFromNBT(comp);
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/spell/SpellRegistry.java b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/spell/SpellRegistry.java
index 5b3ad079..abe46699 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/spell/SpellRegistry.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/spell/SpellRegistry.java
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public class SpellRegistry {
             IMagicEffect effect = getSpellFromName(compound.getString("effect_id"));
 
             if (effect != null) {
-                effect.readFromNBT(compound.getCompoundTag("effect"));
+                effect.readFromNBT(compound);
             }
 
             return effect;