diff --git a/dist/habitrpg-shared.js b/dist/habitrpg-shared.js
index e1d2fba508..230e1b42af 100644
--- a/dist/habitrpg-shared.js
+++ b/dist/habitrpg-shared.js
@@ -11405,14 +11405,15 @@ var process=require("__browserify_process");(function() {
         }, req) : void 0;
       },
       unlock: function(req, cb) {
-        var cost, fullSet, k, path, split, v;
+        var alreadyOwns, cost, fullSet, k, path, split, v;
         path = req.query.path;
         fullSet = ~path.indexOf(",");
         cost = fullSet ? 1.25 : 0.5;
-        if (user.balance < cost) {
+        alreadyOwns = !fullSet && user.fns.dotGet("purchased." + path) === true;
+        if (user.balance < cost && !alreadyOwns) {
           return typeof cb === "function" ? cb({
             code: 401,
-            err: "Not enough gems"
+            message: "Not enough gems"
           }) : void 0;
         }
         if (fullSet) {
@@ -11421,7 +11422,7 @@ var process=require("__browserify_process");(function() {
             return true;
           });
         } else {
-          if (user.fns.dotGet("purchased." + path) === true) {
+          if (alreadyOwns) {
             split = path.split('.');
             v = split.pop();
             k = split.join('.');
diff --git a/script/index.coffee b/script/index.coffee
index 3aa121bb76..0f808e41e2 100644
--- a/script/index.coffee
+++ b/script/index.coffee
@@ -565,12 +565,13 @@ api.wrap = (user) ->
       {path} = req.query
       fullSet = ~path.indexOf(",")
       cost = if fullSet then 1.25 else 0.5 # 5G per set, 2G per individual
-      return cb?({code:401, err: "Not enough gems"}) if user.balance < cost
+      alreadyOwns = !fullSet and user.fns.dotGet("purchased." + path) is true
+      return cb?({code:401, message: "Not enough gems"}) if user.balance < cost and !alreadyOwns
       if fullSet
         _.each path.split(","), (p) ->
           user.fns.dotSet("purchased.#{p}", true);true
       else
-        if user.fns.dotGet("purchased." + path) is true
+        if alreadyOwns
           split = path.split('.');v=split.pop();k=split.join('.')
           user.fns.dotSet("preferences.#{k}",v)
           return cb? null, req