diff --git a/client/src/scenes/cryps.js b/client/src/scenes/cryps.js
index e657dcb3..fedd2c40 100644
--- a/client/src/scenes/cryps.js
+++ b/client/src/scenes/cryps.js
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ function renderCryps() {
     window.addEventListener('resize', () => {
         game.scale.displaySize.maxWidth = window.innerHeight * 1.6;
         game.scale.displaySize.maxHeight = window.innerHeight;
-        // game.scale.resize();
     });
 
 
diff --git a/server/src/account.rs b/server/src/account.rs
index 6b624ffa..14ab4a68 100644
--- a/server/src/account.rs
+++ b/server/src/account.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use postgres::transaction::Transaction;
 
 use rpc::{AccountCreateParams, AccountLoginParams};
 
-use cryp::{Cryp, CrypRecover, cryp_write};
+use cryp::{Cryp, CrypRecover, cryp_write, cryp_recover};
 use game::Game;
 use zone::{Zone, zone_delete};
 use skill::{Skill};
@@ -149,23 +149,6 @@ pub fn account_login(params: AccountLoginParams, tx: &mut Transaction) -> Result
     return Ok(account);
 }
 
-fn recover_cryp(cryp_bytes: Vec<u8>, tx: &mut Transaction) -> Result<Cryp, Error> {
-    let c = from_slice::<CrypRecover>(&cryp_bytes)?;
-
-    let mut cryp = Cryp::new()
-        .named(&c.name)
-        .level(c.lvl)
-        .learn(Skill::Attack)
-        .set_account(c.account)
-        .create();
-
-    cryp.id = c.id;
-
-    println!("recovered cryp {:?}", c.name);
-
-    return cryp_write(cryp, tx);
-}
-
 pub fn account_cryps(tx: &mut Transaction, account: &Account) -> Result<Vec<Cryp>, Error> {
     let query = "
         SELECT data
@@ -181,7 +164,7 @@ pub fn account_cryps(tx: &mut Transaction, account: &Account) -> Result<Vec<Cryp
             let cryp_bytes: Vec<u8> = row.get(0);
             match from_slice::<Cryp>(&cryp_bytes) {
                 Ok(c) => Ok(c),
-                Err(_e) => recover_cryp(cryp_bytes, tx),
+                Err(_e) => cryp_recover(cryp_bytes, tx),
             }
         })
         .collect();
diff --git a/server/src/cryp.rs b/server/src/cryp.rs
index 458dc7aa..c5269143 100644
--- a/server/src/cryp.rs
+++ b/server/src/cryp.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use postgres::transaction::Transaction;
 use failure::Error;
 use failure::err_msg;
 
-use account::Account;
+use account::{Account};
 use rpc::{CrypSpawnParams, CrypLearnParams, CrypForgetParams, CrypUnspecParams};
 use skill::{Skill, Cooldown, Effect, Cast, Category, Immunity, Disable, ResolutionResult};
 use spec::{Spec, SpecLevel};
@@ -682,7 +682,7 @@ pub fn cryp_get(tx: &mut Transaction, id: Uuid, account_id: Uuid) -> Result<Cryp
 
     let result = result.iter().next().ok_or(format_err!("cryp {:} not found", id))?;
     let cryp_bytes: Vec<u8> = result.get(0);
-    let cryp = from_slice::<Cryp>(&cryp_bytes)?;
+    let cryp = from_slice::<Cryp>(&cryp_bytes).or_else(|_| cryp_recover(cryp_bytes, tx))?;
 
     return Ok(cryp);
 }
@@ -758,6 +758,23 @@ pub fn cryp_write(cryp: Cryp, tx: &mut Transaction) -> Result<Cryp, Error> {
     return Ok(cryp);
 }
 
+pub fn cryp_recover(cryp_bytes: Vec<u8>, tx: &mut Transaction) -> Result<Cryp, Error> {
+    let c = from_slice::<CrypRecover>(&cryp_bytes)?;
+
+    let mut cryp = Cryp::new()
+        .named(&c.name)
+        .level(c.lvl)
+        .learn(Skill::Attack)
+        .set_account(c.account)
+        .create();
+
+    cryp.id = c.id;
+
+    println!("recovered cryp {:?}", c.name);
+
+    return cryp_write(cryp, tx);
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
   use cryp::*;