diff --git a/src/main/java/com/extendedclip/deluxemenus/menu/MenuHolder.java b/src/main/java/com/extendedclip/deluxemenus/menu/MenuHolder.java
index adc23192..7b1ef1b4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/extendedclip/deluxemenus/menu/MenuHolder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/extendedclip/deluxemenus/menu/MenuHolder.java
@@ -278,6 +278,9 @@ public void run() {
                             continue;
                         }
 
+                        if (item.options().materialHasPlaceholders()){
+                            i.setType(item.getItemStack(getHolder()).getType());
+                        }
                         int amt = i.getAmount();
 
                         if (item.options().dynamicAmount().isPresent()) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/extendedclip/deluxemenus/menu/options/MenuItemOptions.java b/src/main/java/com/extendedclip/deluxemenus/menu/options/MenuItemOptions.java
index f0b4bbd8..adf30058 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/extendedclip/deluxemenus/menu/options/MenuItemOptions.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/extendedclip/deluxemenus/menu/options/MenuItemOptions.java
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ public class MenuItemOptions {
     private final boolean unbreakable;
 
     private final boolean displayNameHasPlaceholders;
+    private final boolean materialHasPlaceholders;
     private final boolean loreHasPlaceholders;
     private final boolean hasLore;
     private final LoreAppendMode loreAppendMode;
@@ -111,6 +112,7 @@ private MenuItemOptions(final @NotNull MenuItemOptionsBuilder builder) {
         this.itemFlags.addAll(builder.itemFlags);
         this.unbreakable = builder.unbreakable;
         this.displayNameHasPlaceholders = builder.displayNameHasPlaceholders;
+        this.materialHasPlaceholders = builder.materialHasPlaceholders;
         this.loreHasPlaceholders = builder.loreHasPlaceholders;
         this.nbtString = builder.nbtString;
         this.nbtByte = builder.nbtByte;
@@ -246,6 +248,10 @@ public boolean displayNameHasPlaceholders() {
         return displayNameHasPlaceholders;
     }
 
+    public boolean materialHasPlaceholders() {
+        return materialHasPlaceholders;
+    }
+
     public boolean loreHasPlaceholders() {
         return loreHasPlaceholders;
     }
@@ -440,6 +446,7 @@ public static class MenuItemOptionsBuilder {
         private boolean unbreakable;
 
         private boolean displayNameHasPlaceholders;
+        private boolean materialHasPlaceholders;
         private boolean loreHasPlaceholders;
         private boolean hasLore;
         private LoreAppendMode loreAppendMode;
@@ -477,6 +484,7 @@ private MenuItemOptionsBuilder() {
 
         public MenuItemOptionsBuilder material(final @NotNull String configMaterial) {
             this.material = configMaterial;
+            this.materialHasPlaceholders = DeluxeMenusConfig.containsPlaceholders(this.material);
             return this;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/extendedclip/deluxemenus/utils/SkullUtils.java b/src/main/java/com/extendedclip/deluxemenus/utils/SkullUtils.java
index 38ad9457..6cb558f4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/extendedclip/deluxemenus/utils/SkullUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/extendedclip/deluxemenus/utils/SkullUtils.java
@@ -133,19 +133,11 @@ public static ItemStack getSkullByName(@NotNull final DeluxeMenus plugin, @NotNu
         if (headMeta == null) {
             return head;
         }
+        OfflinePlayer offlinePlayer = Bukkit.getOfflinePlayer(playerName);
 
-        final OfflinePlayer offlinePlayer = Bukkit.getOfflinePlayer(playerName);
-
-        if (VersionHelper.HAS_PLAYER_PROFILES && offlinePlayer.getPlayerProfile().getTextures().isEmpty()) {
-            // updates the Player Profile and populates textures for offline players - for some reason this doesn't populate when getting the Profile first time
-            headMeta.setOwnerProfile(offlinePlayer.getPlayerProfile().update().join());
-        } else if (!VersionHelper.IS_SKULL_OWNER_LEGACY) {
-            headMeta.setOwningPlayer(offlinePlayer);
-        } else {
-            headMeta.setOwner(offlinePlayer.getName());
-        }
-
+        headMeta.setOwningPlayer(offlinePlayer);
         head.setItemMeta(headMeta);
+
         return head;
     }