diff --git a/dist/habitrpg-shared.js b/dist/habitrpg-shared.js
index 3d6afa74e9..74cb6fc97d 100644
--- a/dist/habitrpg-shared.js
+++ b/dist/habitrpg-shared.js
@@ -15062,10 +15062,13 @@ api.wrap = function(user, main) {
         return typeof cb === "function" ? cb(null, _.pick(user, $w('items stats'))) : void 0;
       },
       purchase: function(req, cb, ga) {
-        var convCap, convRate, item, key, type, _ref, _ref1, _ref2;
+        var convCap, convRate, item, key, type, _base, _ref, _ref1, _ref2;
         _ref = req.params, type = _ref.type, key = _ref.key;
         if (type === 'gems' && key === 'gem') {
           convRate = api.planGemLimits.convRate;
+          if ((_base = user.purchased.plan.consecutive).gemCapExtra == null) {
+            _base.gemCapExtra = 0;
+          }
           convCap = api.planGemLimits + user.purchased.plan.consecutive.gemCapExtra;
           if (!((_ref1 = user.purchased) != null ? (_ref2 = _ref1.plan) != null ? _ref2.planId : void 0 : void 0)) {
             return typeof cb === "function" ? cb({
diff --git a/script/index.coffee b/script/index.coffee
index c6386868aa..59670c3a83 100644
--- a/script/index.coffee
+++ b/script/index.coffee
@@ -695,6 +695,7 @@ api.wrap = (user, main=true) ->
 
         if type is 'gems' and key is 'gem'
           {convRate} = api.planGemLimits
+          user.purchased.plan.consecutive.gemCapExtra ?= 0 #fixme this necessary?
           convCap = api.planGemLimits + user.purchased.plan.consecutive.gemCapExtra
           return cb?({code:401,message:"Must subscribe to purchase gems with GP"},req) unless user.purchased?.plan?.planId
           return cb?({code:401,message:"Not enough Gold"}) unless user.stats.gp >= convRate