diff --git a/src/main/java/com/massivecraft/factions/util/InventoryUtil.java b/src/main/java/com/massivecraft/factions/util/InventoryUtil.java
index c9904c4f..98f31df6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/massivecraft/factions/util/InventoryUtil.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/massivecraft/factions/util/InventoryUtil.java
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package com.massivecraft.factions.util;
 
+import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
+import org.bukkit.inventory.Inventory;
 import org.bukkit.inventory.ItemStack;
 import org.bukkit.util.io.BukkitObjectInputStream;
 import org.bukkit.util.io.BukkitObjectOutputStream;
@@ -42,4 +44,48 @@ public class InventoryUtil {
         }
     }
 
+    public static String toBase64(Inventory inventory) {
+        try {
+            ByteArrayOutputStream outputStream = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
+            BukkitObjectOutputStream dataOutput = new BukkitObjectOutputStream(outputStream);
+
+            // Write the size of the inventory
+            dataOutput.writeInt(inventory.getSize());
+
+            // Save every element in the list
+            for (int i = 0; i < inventory.getSize(); i++) {
+                dataOutput.writeObject(inventory.getItem(i));
+            }
+
+            // Serialize that array
+            dataOutput.close();
+            return Base64Coder.encodeLines(outputStream.toByteArray());
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            throw new IllegalStateException("Cannot into itemstacksz!", e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static String toBase64(ItemStack[] is, int size) {
+        Inventory inventory = Bukkit.createInventory(null, size);
+        inventory.setContents(is);
+        return toBase64(inventory);
+    }
+
+    public static Inventory fromBase64(String data) {
+        try {
+            ByteArrayInputStream inputStream = new ByteArrayInputStream(Base64Coder.decodeLines(data));
+            BukkitObjectInputStream dataInput = new BukkitObjectInputStream(inputStream);
+            Inventory inventory = Bukkit.getServer().createInventory(null, dataInput.readInt());
+
+            // Read the serialized inventory
+            for (int i = 0; i < inventory.getSize(); i++) {
+                inventory.setItem(i, (ItemStack) dataInput.readObject());
+            }
+            dataInput.close();
+            return inventory;
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/massivecraft/factions/zcore/persist/MemoryFaction.java b/src/main/java/com/massivecraft/factions/zcore/persist/MemoryFaction.java
index c7917340..55a53075 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/massivecraft/factions/zcore/persist/MemoryFaction.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/massivecraft/factions/zcore/persist/MemoryFaction.java
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import com.massivecraft.factions.struct.BanInfo;
 import com.massivecraft.factions.struct.Permission;
 import com.massivecraft.factions.struct.Relation;
 import com.massivecraft.factions.struct.Role;
+import com.massivecraft.factions.util.InventoryUtil;
 import com.massivecraft.factions.util.LazyLocation;
 import com.massivecraft.factions.util.MiscUtil;
 import com.massivecraft.factions.util.RelationUtil;
@@ -26,15 +27,11 @@ import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
 import org.bukkit.inventory.Inventory;
 import org.bukkit.inventory.ItemStack;
 
-import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.*;
 import java.util.Map.Entry;
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
 import java.util.logging.Level;
 
-import static com.massivecraft.factions.util.InventoryUtil.InventoryToString;
-import static com.massivecraft.factions.util.InventoryUtil.StringToInventory;
-
 public abstract class MemoryFaction implements Faction, EconomyParticipator {
     public HashMap<Integer, String> rules = new HashMap<Integer, String>();
     public int tnt;
@@ -359,11 +356,9 @@ public abstract class MemoryFaction implements Faction, EconomyParticipator {
         } else {
             //long startTime = System.nanoTime();
             ItemStack[] contents = new ItemStack[0];
-            try {
-                contents = StringToInventory(chestSerialized);
-            } catch (IOException e) {
-                e.printStackTrace();
-            }
+
+            contents = InventoryUtil.fromBase64(chestSerialized).getContents();
+
             inventory.setContents(contents);
             return inventory;
         }
@@ -371,7 +366,7 @@ public abstract class MemoryFaction implements Faction, EconomyParticipator {
 
     @Override
     public void setChest(Inventory inventory) {
-        chestSerialized = InventoryToString(inventory.getContents());
+        chestSerialized = InventoryUtil.toBase64(inventory);
     }
 
     @Override