diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/npcstats.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/npcstats.cpp
index 577c76c97..b9aa8b301 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/npcstats.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/npcstats.cpp
@@ -447,16 +447,8 @@ void MWMechanics::NpcStats::writeState (ESM::NpcStats& state) const
     state.mDisposition = mDisposition;
 
     for (int i=0; i<ESM::Skill::Length; ++i)
-    {
-        mSkill[i].writeState (state.mSkills[i].mRegular);
-        //mWerewolfSkill[i].writeState (state.mSkills[i].mWerewolf);
-    }
-    /*
-    for (int i=0; i<ESM::Attribute::Length; ++i)
-    {
-        mWerewolfAttributes[i].writeState (state.mWerewolfAttributes[i]);
-    }
-    */
+        mSkill[i].writeState (state.mSkills[i]);
+
     state.mIsWerewolf = mIsWerewolf;
 
     state.mCrimeId = mCrimeId;
@@ -504,16 +496,7 @@ void MWMechanics::NpcStats::readState (const ESM::NpcStats& state)
     mDisposition = state.mDisposition;
 
     for (int i=0; i<ESM::Skill::Length; ++i)
-    {
-        mSkill[i].readState (state.mSkills[i].mRegular);
-        //mWerewolfSkill[i].readState (state.mSkills[i].mWerewolf);
-    }
-    /*
-    for (int i=0; i<ESM::Attribute::Length; ++i)
-    {
-        mWerewolfAttributes[i].readState (state.mWerewolfAttributes[i]);
-    }
-    */
+        mSkill[i].readState (state.mSkills[i]);
 
     mIsWerewolf = state.mIsWerewolf;
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/player.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/player.cpp
index e681bd7c5..795266a33 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/player.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/player.cpp
@@ -301,6 +301,12 @@ namespace MWWorld
             for (int i=0; i<ESM::Skill::Length; ++i)
                 mSaveSkills[i].readState(player.mSaveSkills[i]);
 
+            if (player.mObject.mNpcStats.mWerewolfDeprecatedData && player.mObject.mNpcStats.mIsWerewolf)
+            {
+                saveSkillsAttributes();
+                setWerewolfSkillsAttributes();
+            }
+
             getPlayer().getClass().getCreatureStats(getPlayer()).getAiSequence().clear();
 
             MWBase::World& world = *MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld();
diff --git a/components/esm/esmreader.cpp b/components/esm/esmreader.cpp
index 2804f89d4..77ac0ae32 100644
--- a/components/esm/esmreader.cpp
+++ b/components/esm/esmreader.cpp
@@ -174,6 +174,17 @@ bool ESMReader::isNextSub(const char* name)
     return !mCtx.subCached;
 }
 
+bool ESMReader::peekNextSub(const char *name)
+{
+    if (!mCtx.leftRec)
+        return false;
+
+    getSubName();
+
+    mCtx.subCached = true;
+    return mCtx.subName == name;
+}
+
 // Read subrecord name. This gets called a LOT, so I've optimized it
 // slightly.
 void ESMReader::getSubName()
diff --git a/components/esm/esmreader.hpp b/components/esm/esmreader.hpp
index 2df2a86b3..4e92b7e5f 100644
--- a/components/esm/esmreader.hpp
+++ b/components/esm/esmreader.hpp
@@ -185,6 +185,8 @@ public:
    */
   bool isNextSub(const char* name);
 
+  bool peekNextSub(const char* name);
+
   // Read subrecord name. This gets called a LOT, so I've optimized it
   // slightly.
   void getSubName();
diff --git a/components/esm/npcstats.cpp b/components/esm/npcstats.cpp
index fa808b72f..6394a29da 100644
--- a/components/esm/npcstats.cpp
+++ b/components/esm/npcstats.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 #include "npcstats.hpp"
 
 #include "esmreader.hpp"
@@ -31,18 +30,43 @@ void ESM::NpcStats::load (ESMReader &esm)
     esm.getHNOT (mDisposition, "DISP");
 
     for (int i=0; i<27; ++i)
+        mSkills[i].load (esm);
+
+    if (esm.peekNextSub("STBA"))
     {
-        mSkills[i].mRegular.load (esm);
-        mSkills[i].mWerewolf.load (esm);
+        // we have deprecated werewolf skills, stored interleaved
+        // Load into one big vector, then remove every 2nd value
+        mWerewolfDeprecatedData = true;
+        std::vector<ESM::StatState<int> > skills(mSkills, mSkills + sizeof(mSkills)/sizeof(mSkills[0]));
+
+        for (int i=0; i<27; ++i)
+        {
+            ESM::StatState<int> skill;
+            skill.load(esm);
+            skills.push_back(skill);
+        }
+
+        int i=0;
+        for (std::vector<ESM::StatState<int> >::iterator it = skills.begin(); it != skills.end(); ++i)
+        {
+            if (i%2 == 1)
+                it = skills.erase(it);
+            else
+                ++it;
+        }
+        assert(skills.size() == 27);
+        std::copy(skills.begin(), skills.end(), mSkills);
     }
 
+    // No longer used
     bool hasWerewolfAttributes = false;
     esm.getHNOT (hasWerewolfAttributes, "HWAT");
-
     if (hasWerewolfAttributes)
     {
+        ESM::StatState<int> dummy;
         for (int i=0; i<8; ++i)
-            mWerewolfAttributes[i].load (esm);
+            dummy.load(esm);
+        mWerewolfDeprecatedData = true;
     }
 
     mIsWerewolf = false;
@@ -112,10 +136,7 @@ void ESM::NpcStats::save (ESMWriter &esm) const
         esm.writeHNT ("DISP", mDisposition);
 
     for (int i=0; i<27; ++i)
-    {
-        mSkills[i].mRegular.save (esm);
-        mSkills[i].mWerewolf.save (esm);
-    }
+        mSkills[i].save (esm);
 
     if (mIsWerewolf)
         esm.writeHNT ("WOLF", mIsWerewolf);
@@ -147,6 +168,7 @@ void ESM::NpcStats::save (ESMWriter &esm) const
 
 void ESM::NpcStats::blank()
 {
+    mWerewolfDeprecatedData = false;
     mIsWerewolf = false;
     mDisposition = 0;
     mBounty = 0;
diff --git a/components/esm/npcstats.hpp b/components/esm/npcstats.hpp
index 0138ab209..9b27f587c 100644
--- a/components/esm/npcstats.hpp
+++ b/components/esm/npcstats.hpp
@@ -16,12 +16,6 @@ namespace ESM
 
     struct NpcStats
     {
-        struct Skill
-        {
-            StatState<int> mRegular;
-            StatState<int> mWerewolf;
-        };
-
         struct Faction
         {
             bool mExpelled;
@@ -31,12 +25,13 @@ namespace ESM
             Faction();
         };
 
-        StatState<int> mWerewolfAttributes[8];
         bool mIsWerewolf;
 
+        bool mWerewolfDeprecatedData;
+
         std::map<std::string, Faction> mFactions; // lower case IDs
         int mDisposition;
-        Skill mSkills[27];
+        StatState<int> mSkills[27];
         int mBounty;
         int mReputation;
         int mWerewolfKills;