diff --git a/sku.0/sys.server/compiled/game/script/deltadictionary.java b/sku.0/sys.server/compiled/game/script/deltadictionary.java
index 117150580..0f4175124 100644
--- a/sku.0/sys.server/compiled/game/script/deltadictionary.java
+++ b/sku.0/sys.server/compiled/game/script/deltadictionary.java
@@ -69,6 +69,13 @@ public final class deltadictionary
 				return null;
 			}
 
+			if (v.get(0) == null)
+			{
+				System.err.println("WARNING: deltadictionary.put passed vector with null data");
+				Thread.dumpStack();
+				return null;
+			}
+
 			value = v.toArray();
 		}
 		return currentValue.put(key, value);
diff --git a/sku.0/sys.server/compiled/game/script/dictionary.java b/sku.0/sys.server/compiled/game/script/dictionary.java
index 74b8f012e..0a61c25f1 100755
--- a/sku.0/sys.server/compiled/game/script/dictionary.java
+++ b/sku.0/sys.server/compiled/game/script/dictionary.java
@@ -457,100 +457,8 @@ public class dictionary implements Serializable
 			Thread.dumpStack();
 			return null;
 		}
-		Object realValue = null;
-		if (test instanceof Integer)
-		{
-			int[] newValue = new int[value.size()];
-			for ( int i = 0; i < newValue.length; ++i )
-				newValue[i] = ((Integer)value.get(i)).intValue();
-			realValue = newValue;
-		}
-		else if (test instanceof Long)
-		{
-			long[] newValue = new long[value.size()];
-			for ( int i = 0; i < newValue.length; ++i )
-				newValue[i] = ((Long)value.get(i)).longValue();
-			realValue = newValue;
-		}
-		else if (test instanceof Float)
-		{
-			float[] newValue = new float[value.size()];
-			for ( int i = 0; i < newValue.length; ++i )
-				newValue[i] = ((Float)value.get(i)).floatValue();
-			realValue = newValue;
-		}
-		else if (test instanceof Double)
-		{
-			double[] newValue = new double[value.size()];
-			for ( int i = 0; i < newValue.length; ++i )
-				newValue[i] = ((Double)value.get(i)).doubleValue();
-			realValue = newValue;
-		}
-		else if (test instanceof Boolean)
-		{
-			boolean[] newValue = new boolean[value.size()];
-			for ( int i = 0; i < newValue.length; ++i )
-				newValue[i] = ((Boolean)value.get(i)).booleanValue();
-			realValue = newValue;
-		}
-		else if (test instanceof Character)
-		{
-			char[] newValue = new char[value.size()];
-			for ( int i = 0; i < newValue.length; ++i )
-				newValue[i] = ((Character)value.get(i)).charValue();
-			realValue = newValue;
-		}
-		else if (test instanceof Byte)
-		{
-			byte[] newValue = new byte[value.size()];
-			for ( int i = 0; i < newValue.length; ++i )
-				newValue[i] = ((Byte)value.get(i)).byteValue();
-			realValue = newValue;
-		}
-		else if (test instanceof String)
-		{
-			String[] newValue = new String[value.size()];
-			newValue = (String[])value.toArray(newValue);
-			realValue = newValue;
-		}
-		else if (test instanceof location)
-		{
-			location[] newValue = new location[value.size()];
-			newValue = (location[])value.toArray(newValue);
-			realValue = newValue;
-		}
-		else if (test instanceof string_id)
-		{
-			string_id[] newValue = new string_id[value.size()];
-			newValue = (string_id[])value.toArray(newValue);
-			realValue = newValue;
-		}
-		else if (test instanceof obj_id)
-		{
-			obj_id[] newValue = new obj_id[value.size()];
-			newValue = (obj_id[])value.toArray(newValue);
-			realValue = newValue;
-		}
-		else if (test instanceof transform)
-		{
-			transform[] newValue = new transform[value.size()];
-			newValue = (transform[])value.toArray(newValue);
-			realValue = newValue;
-		}
-		else if (test instanceof vector)
-		{
-			vector[] newValue = new vector[value.size()];
-			newValue = (vector[])value.toArray(newValue);
-			realValue = newValue;
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			System.err.println("ERROR calling dictionary.put(Object, Vector): resizeable array value " +
-				"has unhandled vector data type " + test.getClass());
-			Thread.dumpStack();
-			return null;
-		}
-		return put(key, realValue);
+		
+		return put(key, value.toArray());
 	}	// put(Object, Vector)
 
 	/**