diff --git a/scripts/generate-items.py b/scripts/generate-items.py
index 6750424a..55c74a61 100755
--- a/scripts/generate-items.py
+++ b/scripts/generate-items.py
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ class bcolors:
 def printHelp():
     print ('./generate-items -i <inputDir> -o <outputDir> -p <prefix>')
 
+overWrite=False
+
 params = sys.argv
 print(params)
 if(len(params) < 4):
@@ -45,44 +47,47 @@ if(outputDir[-1] != "/"):
     outputDir += "/"
 
 
-escenteTemplate = open('./item-template.tscn')
+esceneFile =  open('./item-template.tscn')
+esceneTemplate = esceneFile.read()
 
 files = glob.glob(inputDir + "*.png")
 for file in files:
-    baseName = Path(file).resolve().stem
+    baseName = itemPrefix + "_" + Path(file).resolve().stem
+    
     print(f"Generating: {bcolors.BOLD}{baseName}{bcolors.ENDC}")
 
 
     originalImage = Image.open(file)
     scale = 0.15
     newImage = originalImage.resize((math.ceil(originalImage.width * scale),math.ceil(originalImage.height * scale)))
-    newImageOutputPath = outputDir + "assets/" + itemPrefix + "_" + baseName + ".png"
+    newImageOutputPath = outputDir + "assets/" + baseName + ".png"
     print(f"{bcolors.OKCYAN}Image:{bcolors.ENDC} {newImageOutputPath} {bcolors.OKGREEN}generated.{bcolors.ENDC}")
     newImage.save(newImageOutputPath)
 
-    scriptName = itemPrefix + "_" + baseName + ".esc"
+    scriptName = baseName + ".esc"
     scriptOutputPath = outputDir + scriptName
-    if(os.path.isfile(scriptOutputPath)):
+    if(os.path.isfile(scriptOutputPath) and not(overWrite)):
         print(f"{bcolors.OKCYAN}Script:{bcolors.ENDC} {scriptOutputPath} {bcolors.WARNING}already exists.{bcolors.ENDC}")
-        shutil.copy('item-template.esc', scriptOutputPath)
     else:
         print(f"{bcolors.OKCYAN}Script:{bcolors.ENDC} {scriptOutputPath} {bcolors.OKGREEN}generated.{bcolors.ENDC}")
+        shutil.copy('item-template.esc', scriptOutputPath)
 
 
-    esceneName = itemPrefix + "_" + baseName + ".tscn"
+    esceneName = baseName + ".tscn"
     esceneOutputPath = outputDir + esceneName
 
-    if(os.path.isfile(esceneOutputPath)):
+    if(os.path.isfile(esceneOutputPath) and not(overWrite)):
         print(f"{bcolors.OKCYAN}Scene:{bcolors.ENDC} {esceneOutputPath} {bcolors.WARNING}already exists.{bcolors.ENDC}")
-        shutil.copy('item-template.esc', scriptOutputPath)
     else:
         newScene = open(esceneOutputPath, mode='wt', encoding='utf-8')
-        newScene.write(escenteTemplate.read().replace('BASENAME', baseName))
+        newSceneTemplate = esceneTemplate
+        newSceneTemplate = newSceneTemplate.replace("BASENAME", baseName)
+        newScene.write(newSceneTemplate)
         newScene.close()
         print(f"{bcolors.OKCYAN}Scene:{bcolors.ENDC} {esceneOutputPath} {bcolors.OKGREEN}generated.{bcolors.ENDC}")
 
 
-escenteTemplate.close()
+esceneFile.close()