diff --git a/apps/openmw-mp/Player.cpp b/apps/openmw-mp/Player.cpp
index c61132122..24b411d4b 100644
--- a/apps/openmw-mp/Player.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw-mp/Player.cpp
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ void Player::setAttribute(unsigned short id, int base, int current)
     creatureStats.mAttributes[id].mBase = base;
     creatureStats.mAttributes[id].mCurrent = current;
 
-    if (std::find(attributeChanges.attributeIndexes.begin(), attributeChanges.attributeIndexes.end(), id) == attributeChanges.attributeIndexes.end())
+    if (!Utils::vectorContains(&attributeChanges.attributeIndexes, id))
         attributeChanges.attributeIndexes.push_back(id);
 
     attributesChanged = true;
@@ -519,7 +519,8 @@ void Player::setSkill(unsigned short id, int base, int current, float progress)
     skill.mCurrent = current;
     skill.mProgress = progress;
 
-    skillChanges.skillIndexes.push_back(id);
+    if (!Utils::vectorContains(&skillChanges.skillIndexes, id))
+        skillChanges.skillIndexes.push_back(id);
 
     skillsChanged = true;
 }
@@ -536,7 +537,7 @@ void Player::setSkillIncrease(unsigned short attributeId, int increase)
 
     npcStats.mSkillIncrease[attributeId] = increase;
 
-    if (std::find(attributeChanges.attributeIndexes.begin(), attributeChanges.attributeIndexes.end(), attributeId) == attributeChanges.attributeIndexes.end())
+    if (!Utils::vectorContains(&attributeChanges.attributeIndexes, attributeId))
         attributeChanges.attributeIndexes.push_back(attributeId);
 
     attributesChanged = true;
diff --git a/components/openmw-mp/Utils.cpp b/components/openmw-mp/Utils.cpp
index bba0c47ac..b3d7246cc 100644
--- a/components/openmw-mp/Utils.cpp
+++ b/components/openmw-mp/Utils.cpp
@@ -85,6 +85,11 @@ bool Utils::compareDoubles(double a, double b, double epsilon)
     return fabs(a - b) < epsilon;
 }
 
+bool Utils::vectorContains(std::vector<int>* vectorChecked, int value)
+{
+    return std::find(vectorChecked->begin(), vectorChecked->end(), value) != vectorChecked->end();
+}
+
 std::string Utils::toString(int num)
 {
     std::ostringstream stream;
diff --git a/components/openmw-mp/Utils.hpp b/components/openmw-mp/Utils.hpp
index 47e264358..47353f92a 100644
--- a/components/openmw-mp/Utils.hpp
+++ b/components/openmw-mp/Utils.hpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 #include <string>
 #include <sstream>
+#include <vector>
 
 #if (defined __WIN32__ || defined _WIN32 || defined WIN32)
 #define __WINDOWS
@@ -26,6 +27,8 @@ namespace Utils
 
     bool compareDoubles(double a, double b, double epsilon);
 
+    bool vectorContains(std::vector<int>* vectorChecked, int value);
+
     std::string replaceString(const std::string &source, const char *find, const char *replace);
 
     std::string toString(int num);