diff --git a/Laptop/AimMembers.cpp b/Laptop/AimMembers.cpp
index 09749c66..d6a4fdb7 100644
--- a/Laptop/AimMembers.cpp
+++ b/Laptop/AimMembers.cpp
@@ -5972,8 +5972,14 @@ void WeaponKitSelectionUpdate(UINT8 selectedInventory = 0)
 				//get the item
 				usItem = gMercProfiles[ gbCurrentSoldier ].inv[ uiLoop ];
 
+				// for an item stack, we obviously need to account fot the number of items
+				// for single items, the number is not always set, so just to be sure...
+				int number = 1;
+				if ( gMercProfileGear[gbCurrentSoldier][selectedInventory].iNumber.size( ) >= uiLoop )
+					number = max( 1, gMercProfileGear[gbCurrentSoldier][selectedInventory].iNumber[uiLoop] );
+
 				//add the cost
-				tempGearCost += Item[ usItem ].usPrice;
+				tempGearCost += number * Item[usItem].usPrice;
 			}
 		}
 		//tais: added optional price modifier for gearkits, reads the xml tag mPriceMod from MercStartingGear.xml
diff --git a/Laptop/mercs Files.cpp b/Laptop/mercs Files.cpp
index 864180cd..0c84ddf9 100644
--- a/Laptop/mercs Files.cpp	
+++ b/Laptop/mercs Files.cpp	
@@ -1854,8 +1854,14 @@ void MercWeaponKitSelectionUpdate(UINT8 selectedInventory)
 					//get the item
 					usItem = gMercProfiles[ ubMercID ].inv[ uiLoop ];
 
+					// for an item stack, we obviously need to account fot the number of items
+					// for single items, the number is not always set, so just to be sure...
+					int number = 1;
+					if ( gMercProfileGear[ubMercID][selectedInventory].iNumber.size( ) >= uiLoop )
+						number = max( 1, gMercProfileGear[ubMercID][selectedInventory].iNumber[uiLoop] );
+
 					//add the cost
-					tempGearCost += Item[ usItem ].usPrice;
+					tempGearCost += number * Item[usItem].usPrice;
 				}
 			}
 			//tais: added optional price modifier for gearkits, reads the xml tag mPriceMod from MercStartingGear.xml