diff --git a/mods/ENTITIES/mobs_mc/villager.lua b/mods/ENTITIES/mobs_mc/villager.lua
index 7e6921f90e..0021a1adba 100644
--- a/mods/ENTITIES/mobs_mc/villager.lua
+++ b/mods/ENTITIES/mobs_mc/villager.lua
@@ -412,6 +412,7 @@ local init_trades = function(self, inv)
 					offered_stack = mcl_enchanting.get_uniform_randomly_enchanted_book({"soul_speed"})
 				else
 					mcl_enchanting.enchant_randomly(offered_stack, math.random(5, 19), false, false, true)
+					mcl_enchanting.unload_enchantments(offered_stack)
 				end
 			end
 
@@ -457,7 +458,9 @@ local set_trade = function(trader, player, inv, concrete_tradenum)
 	player_tradenum[name] = concrete_tradenum
 	local trade = trades[concrete_tradenum]
 	inv:set_stack("wanted", 1, ItemStack(trade.wanted[1]))
-	inv:set_stack("offered", 1, ItemStack(trade.offered))
+	local offered = ItemStack(trade.offered)
+	mcl_enchanting.load_enchantments(offered)
+	inv:set_stack("offered", 1, offered)
 	if trade.wanted[2] then
 		local wanted2 = ItemStack(trade.wanted[2])
 		inv:set_stack("wanted", 2, wanted2)
diff --git a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_enchanting/engine.lua b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_enchanting/engine.lua
index 5bb5884cee..e6f98fadac 100644
--- a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_enchanting/engine.lua
+++ b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_enchanting/engine.lua
@@ -9,14 +9,21 @@ function mcl_enchanting.get_enchantments(itemstack)
 	return minetest.deserialize(itemstack:get_meta():get_string("mcl_enchanting:enchantments")) or {}
 end
 
-function mcl_enchanting.set_enchantments(itemstack, enchantments)
-	itemstack:get_meta():set_string("mcl_enchanting:enchantments", minetest.serialize(enchantments))
+function mcl_enchanting.unload_enchantments(itemstack)
 	local itemdef = itemstack:get_definition()
+	if itemdef.tool_capabilities then
+		itemstack:get_meta():set_tool_capabilities(itemdef.tool_capabilities)
+	end
+	local meta = itemstack:get_meta()
+	if meta:get_string("name") == "" then
+		meta:set_string("description", "")
+	end
+end
+
+function mcl_enchanting.load_enchantments(itemstack, enchantments)
 	if not mcl_enchanting.is_book(itemstack:get_name()) then
-		if itemdef.tool_capabilities then
-			itemstack:get_meta():set_tool_capabilities(itemdef.tool_capabilities)
-		end
-		for enchantment, level in pairs(enchantments) do
+		mcl_enchanting.unload_enchantments(itemstack)		
+		for enchantment, level in pairs(enchantments or mcl_enchanting.get_enchantments(itemstack)) do
 			local enchantment_def = mcl_enchanting.enchantments[enchantment]
 			if enchantment_def.on_enchant then
 				enchantment_def.on_enchant(itemstack, level)
@@ -26,6 +33,11 @@ function mcl_enchanting.set_enchantments(itemstack, enchantments)
 	tt.reload_itemstack_description(itemstack)
 end
 
+function mcl_enchanting.set_enchantments(itemstack, enchantments)
+	itemstack:get_meta():set_string("mcl_enchanting:enchantments", minetest.serialize(enchantments))
+	mcl_enchanting.load_enchantments(itemstack)
+end
+
 function mcl_enchanting.get_enchantment(itemstack, enchantment)
 	return mcl_enchanting.get_enchantments(itemstack)[enchantment] or 0
 end