diff --git a/src/framework/ui/uiskins.cpp b/src/framework/ui/uiskins.cpp
index 3dec15c7..d115489e 100644
--- a/src/framework/ui/uiskins.cpp
+++ b/src/framework/ui/uiskins.cpp
@@ -66,8 +66,7 @@ void UISkins::load(const std::string& skinsFile)
                 it.first() >> name;
 
                 UIElementSkinPtr skin = UIElementSkinPtr(new UIButtonSkin(name));
-                if(it.second().Type() == YAML::NodeType::Map)
-                    skin->load(it.second());
+                skin->load(it.second());
                 m_elementSkins.push_back(skin);
             }
         }
@@ -79,8 +78,7 @@ void UISkins::load(const std::string& skinsFile)
                 it.first() >> name;
 
                 UIElementSkinPtr skin = UIElementSkinPtr(new UIElementSkin(name, UI::Panel));
-                if(it.second().Type() == YAML::NodeType::Map)
-                    skin->load(it.second());
+                skin->load(it.second());
                 m_elementSkins.push_back(skin);
             }
         }
@@ -92,8 +90,7 @@ void UISkins::load(const std::string& skinsFile)
                 it.first() >> name;
 
                 UIElementSkinPtr skin = UIElementSkinPtr(new UIWindowSkin(name));
-                if(it.second().Type() == YAML::NodeType::Map)
-                    skin->load(it.second());
+                skin->load(it.second());
                 m_elementSkins.push_back(skin);
             }
         }
@@ -105,8 +102,7 @@ void UISkins::load(const std::string& skinsFile)
                 it.first() >> name;
 
                 UIElementSkinPtr skin = UIElementSkinPtr(new UILabelSkin(name));
-                if(it.second().Type() == YAML::NodeType::Map)
-                    skin->load(it.second());
+                skin->load(it.second());
                 m_elementSkins.push_back(skin);
             }
         }
@@ -119,8 +115,7 @@ void UISkins::load(const std::string& skinsFile)
                 it.first() >> name;
 
                 UIElementSkinPtr skin = UIElementSkinPtr(new UITextEditSkin(name));
-                if(it.second().Type() == YAML::NodeType::Map)
-                    skin->load(it.second());
+                skin->load(it.second());
                 m_elementSkins.push_back(skin);
             }
         }
@@ -133,8 +128,7 @@ void UISkins::load(const std::string& skinsFile)
                 it.first() >> name;
 
                 UIElementSkinPtr skin = UIElementSkinPtr(new UIElementSkin(name, UI::LineDecoration));
-                if(it.second().Type() == YAML::NodeType::Map)
-                    skin->load(it.second());
+                skin->load(it.second());
                 m_elementSkins.push_back(skin);
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/framework/util/yaml.h b/src/framework/util/yaml.h
index 98cf90c6..6b74b875 100644
--- a/src/framework/util/yaml.h
+++ b/src/framework/util/yaml.h
@@ -75,7 +75,8 @@ template<class T>
 inline T yamlRead(const YAML::Node& node, const char *name)
 {
     T value;
-    node[name] >> value;
+    if(node.Type() == YAML::NodeType::Map)
+        node[name] >> value;
     return value;
 }
 
@@ -83,14 +84,14 @@ template<class T>
 inline T yamlRead(const YAML::Node& node, const char *name, const T& defaultValue)
 {
     T value = defaultValue;
-    if(node.FindValue(name))
+    if(node.Type() == YAML::NodeType::Map && node.FindValue(name))
         node[name] >> value;
     return value;
 }
 
 inline bool yamlHasValue(const YAML::Node& node, const char *name)
 {
-    return node.FindValue(name) != NULL;
+    return (node.Type() == YAML::NodeType::Map && node.FindValue(name) != NULL);
 }
 
 inline std::string yamlErrorDesc(const YAML::Node& node, const std::string& error)
@@ -107,13 +108,15 @@ template<class A, class B>
 inline std::map<A,B> yamlReadMap(const YAML::Node& node, const char *name)
 {
     std::map<A,B> map;
-    if(const YAML::Node* mapNode = node.FindValue(name)) {
-        for(auto it = mapNode->begin(); it != mapNode->end(); ++it) {
-            A a;
-            B b;
-            it.first() >> a;
-            it.second() >> b;
-            map[a] = b;
+    if(node.Type() == YAML::NodeType::Map) {
+        if(const YAML::Node* mapNode = node.FindValue(name)) {
+            for(auto it = mapNode->begin(); it != mapNode->end(); ++it) {
+                A a;
+                B b;
+                it.first() >> a;
+                it.second() >> b;
+                map[a] = b;
+            }
         }
     }
     return map;
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index d38bda02..18beb2c7 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ int main(int argc, const char *argv[])
     g_engine.enableFpsCounter();
 
     // load ui skins
-    g_uiSkins.load("skins/lightness.yml");
+    g_uiSkins.load("skins/tibiaskin.yml");
 
     // load script modules
     g_lua.loadAllModules();