diff --git a/src/game/engine/src/modules/management/item_system.gd b/src/game/engine/src/modules/management/item_system.gd
index bc067662..83200a45 100644
--- a/src/game/engine/src/modules/management/item_system.gd
+++ b/src/game/engine/src/modules/management/item_system.gd
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@ static var _test_fauna_lookup: Callable = Callable()
 static var _test_items_json: String = ""
 
 
+static func _get_data_loader() -> Node:
+	if Engine.has_singleton("DataLoader"):
+		return Engine.get_singleton("DataLoader")
+	return null
+
+
 static func _gd_items() -> RefCounted:
 	return ClassDB.instantiate("GdItemSystem") as RefCounted
 
@@ -144,7 +150,8 @@ static func roll_fauna_drops(
 	if items_json != "":
 		var roller2: RefCounted = ClassDB.instantiate("GdLootRoller") as RefCounted
 		if roller2 != null:
-			var relics: PackedStringArray = roller2.call("roll_apex_relic", victim_species_id, items_json, seed)
+			var relics: PackedStringArray = roller2.call(
+					"roll_apex_relic", victim_species_id, items_json, seed)
 			for item_id: String in relics:
 				_apply_apex_relic(killer_player, item_id)
 
@@ -160,7 +167,7 @@ static func _lookup_fauna(species_id: String) -> Dictionary:
 	if _test_fauna_lookup.is_valid():
 		var result: Dictionary = _test_fauna_lookup.call(species_id)
 		return result
-	var loader: Node = Engine.get_singleton("DataLoader") if Engine.has_singleton("DataLoader") else null
+	var loader: Node = _get_data_loader()
 	if loader == null:
 		return {}
 	var result: Dictionary = loader.call("get_fauna_species", species_id)
@@ -170,7 +177,7 @@ static func _lookup_fauna(species_id: String) -> Dictionary:
 static func _items_json() -> String:
 	if _test_items_json != "":
 		return _test_items_json
-	var loader: Node = Engine.get_singleton("DataLoader") if Engine.has_singleton("DataLoader") else null
+	var loader: Node = _get_data_loader()
 	if loader == null:
 		return ""
 	var items: Array = loader.call("get_all_items")