diff --git a/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Controllers/InventoryController.cs b/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Controllers/InventoryController.cs
index 930995e2..78ac9ea9 100644
--- a/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Controllers/InventoryController.cs
+++ b/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Controllers/InventoryController.cs
@@ -856,8 +856,8 @@ public class InventoryController(
             return;
         }
 
-        EnsureItemHasValidStackCount(destinationItem);
-        EnsureItemHasValidStackCount(sourceItem);
+        destinationItem.EnsureItemHasValidStackCount();
+        sourceItem.EnsureItemHasValidStackCount();
 
         // Merging non Found in Raid (SpawnedInSession) items with FiR item causing result to be not Found in Raid
         if (!sourceItem.Upd.SpawnedInSession.GetValueOrDefault(false) && destinationItem.Upd.SpawnedInSession.GetValueOrDefault(false))
@@ -881,25 +881,6 @@ public class InventoryController(
         }
     }
 
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Ensure an item has a upd object with a stack count of 1
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <param name="item">Item to check</param>
-    protected void EnsureItemHasValidStackCount(Item item)
-    {
-        if (item.Upd is null)
-        {
-            item.AddUpd();
-            item.Upd.StackObjectsCount = 1;
-        }
-
-        if (item.Upd.StackObjectsCount is null or 0)
-        {
-            // Items pulled out of raid can have no stack count, default to 1
-            item.Upd.StackObjectsCount = 1;
-        }
-    }
-
     /// <summary>
     ///     Split Item stack - 1 stack into 2
     /// </summary>
diff --git a/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Extensions/ItemExtensions.cs b/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Extensions/ItemExtensions.cs
index d82731e1..4931c158 100644
--- a/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Extensions/ItemExtensions.cs
+++ b/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Extensions/ItemExtensions.cs
@@ -530,4 +530,23 @@ public static class ItemExtensions
 
         return true;
     }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Ensure an item has an upd object with a stack count of 1
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="item">Item to check</param>
+    public static void EnsureItemHasValidStackCount(this Item item)
+    {
+        if (item.Upd is null)
+        {
+            item.AddUpd();
+            item.Upd.StackObjectsCount = 1;
+        }
+
+        if (item.Upd.StackObjectsCount is null or 0)
+        {
+            // Items pulled out of raid can have no stack count, default to 1
+            item.Upd.StackObjectsCount = 1;
+        }
+    }
 }