diff --git a/src/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/actors/blobs/WaterOfTransmutation.java b/src/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/actors/blobs/WaterOfTransmutation.java
index 6862f8bf7..a11290bff 100644
--- a/src/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/actors/blobs/WaterOfTransmutation.java
+++ b/src/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/actors/blobs/WaterOfTransmutation.java
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ public class WaterOfTransmutation extends WellWater {
 		} while (n.getClass() == w.getClass());
 		
 		n.level = 0;
+		n.updateLevel();
 		n.upgrade( w.level );
 		
 		n.levelKnown = w.levelKnown;
diff --git a/src/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/items/wands/Wand.java b/src/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/items/wands/Wand.java
index dcd1d0586..a3fb7a7ab 100644
--- a/src/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/items/wands/Wand.java
+++ b/src/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/items/wands/Wand.java
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ public abstract class Wand extends KindOfWeapon {
 		return this;
 	}
 	
-	protected void updateLevel() {
+	public void updateLevel() {
 		maxCharges = Math.min( initialCharges() + level, 9 );
 		curCharges = Math.min( curCharges, maxCharges );