diff --git a/src/lib/data/custom.rb b/src/lib/data/custom.rb
index a64abd9..c357ee5 100644
--- a/src/lib/data/custom.rb
+++ b/src/lib/data/custom.rb
@@ -12,17 +12,13 @@ module Charred
             verbose_merge data[:traits], json_get(file)
           when ".stock"
             stock = Stock.new(json_get(file))
-            if(data[:stocks][stock.key])
-              verbose_merge data[:stocks][stock.key], stock
-            else
-              data[:stocks][stock.key] = stock
-            end
+            put_or_merge data[:stocks], stock.key, stock
           when ".lifepaths"
             contents = json_get(file)
-            verbose_merge data[:lifepaths][contents.stock], contents.settings
+            put_or_merge data[:lifepaths], contents["stock"], contents["settings"]
           when ".resources"
             contents = json_get(file)
-            verbose_merge data[:resources][contents.stock], contents.settings
+            put_or_merge data[:resources], contents["stock"], contents["resources"]
           end
         end
       }