diff --git a/eos/gamedata.py b/eos/gamedata.py
index 8700229dc..e943c8b48 100644
--- a/eos/gamedata.py
+++ b/eos/gamedata.py
@@ -444,8 +444,11 @@ class Item(EqBase):
     def price(self):
 
         # todo: use `from sqlalchemy import inspect` instead (need to verify it works in old and new OS X builds)
-        if self.__price is not None and getattr(self.__price, '_sa_instance_state', None):
-            pyfalog.debug("Price data for {} was deleted, resetting object".format(self.ID))
+
+
+
+        if self.__price is not None and getattr(self.__price, '_sa_instance_state', None) and self.__price._sa_instance_state.deleted:
+            pyfalog.debug("Price data for {} was deleted (probably from a cache reset), resetting object".format(self.ID))
             self.__price = None
 
         if self.__price is None: