diff --git a/src/main/java/com/sammy/malum/common/item/curiosities/CatalystFlingerItem.java b/src/main/java/com/sammy/malum/common/item/curiosities/CatalystFlingerItem.java
index 98b1940a6..dd9ca92f9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/sammy/malum/common/item/curiosities/CatalystFlingerItem.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/sammy/malum/common/item/curiosities/CatalystFlingerItem.java
@@ -87,20 +87,22 @@ public InteractionResultHolder<ItemStack> use(Level worldIn, Player playerIn, In
                 sound = SoundRegistry.CATALYST_LOBBER_UNLOCKED.get();
             }
             case 1 -> {
-                ItemStack ammo = ItemStack.EMPTY;
-                for (int i = 0; i < playerIn.getInventory().getContainerSize(); i++) {
-                    ItemStack maybeAmmo = playerIn.getInventory().getItem(i);
-                    if (maybeAmmo.getItem().equals(ItemRegistry.AURIC_EMBERS.get())) {
-                        ammo = maybeAmmo;
-                        break;
+                if (!playerIn.isCreative()) {
+                    ItemStack ammo = ItemStack.EMPTY;
+                    for (int i = 0; i < playerIn.getInventory().getContainerSize(); i++) {
+                        ItemStack maybeAmmo = playerIn.getInventory().getItem(i);
+                        if (maybeAmmo.getItem().equals(ItemRegistry.AURIC_EMBERS.get())) {
+                            ammo = maybeAmmo;
+                            break;
+                        }
                     }
-                }
-                if (ammo.isEmpty()) {
-                    return InteractionResultHolder.fail(stack);
+                    if (ammo.isEmpty()) {
+                        return InteractionResultHolder.fail(stack);
+                    }
+                    ammo.shrink(1);
                 }
                 cooldown = 20;
                 state = 2;
-                ammo.shrink(1);
                 sound = SoundRegistry.CATALYST_LOBBER_PRIMED.get();
             }
             case 2 -> {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/sammy/malum/core/handlers/SoulHarvestHandler.java b/src/main/java/com/sammy/malum/core/handlers/SoulHarvestHandler.java
index b971d8e01..8408cc9a9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/sammy/malum/core/handlers/SoulHarvestHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/sammy/malum/core/handlers/SoulHarvestHandler.java
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public static void onDeath(LivingDeathEvent event) {
         var attacker = source.getEntity() instanceof LivingEntity living ? living : target.getLastHurtByMob();
         if (data.shouldDropSpirits()) {
             var itemAsSoul = EntitySpiritDropData.getSpiritData(target).map(s -> s.itemAsSoul).orElse(null);
-            if (itemAsSoul != null) {
+            if (itemAsSoul == null) {
                 spawnSpirits(target, attacker, source);
             } else {
                 var uuid = attacker != null ? attacker.getUUID() : null;
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/sammy/malum/mixin/PlayerMixin.java b/src/main/java/com/sammy/malum/mixin/PlayerMixin.java
index 93d882345..2c07c00ac 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/sammy/malum/mixin/PlayerMixin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/sammy/malum/mixin/PlayerMixin.java
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 @Mixin(Player.class)
 public abstract class PlayerMixin {
 
-    @ModifyArg(method = "aiStep", at = @At(value = "INVOKE", target = "Lnet/minecraft/world/level/Level;getEntities(Lnet/minecraft/world/entity/Entity;Lnet/minecraft/world/phys/AABB;)Ljava/util/List;"))
+    @ModifyArg(method = "aiStep", at = @At(value = "INVOKE", target = "Lnet/minecraft/world/level/Level;getEntities(Lnet/minecraft/world/entity/Entity;Lnet/minecraft/world/phys/AABB;)Ljava/util/List;"), index = 1)
     private AABB malum$aiStep(AABB aabb) {
         Player player = (Player) (Object) this;
         return AqueousAura.growBoundingBox(player, aabb);
diff --git a/src/main/resources/data/malum/damage_type/scythe_melee.json b/src/main/resources/data/malum/damage_type/scythe_melee.json
index 9f7671c0f..92f80c55f 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/data/malum/damage_type/scythe_melee.json
+++ b/src/main/resources/data/malum/damage_type/scythe_melee.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "exhaustion": 0.0,
+  "exhaustion": 0.1,
   "message_id": "scythe_melee",
   "scaling": "when_caused_by_living_non_player"
 }
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