diff --git a/src/player.c b/src/player.c
index dcabebc..fff8f7a 100644
--- a/src/player.c
+++ b/src/player.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ void player_init(Player *p, int x, int y) {
 
   // Initialize inventory to empty
   for (int i = 0; i < MAX_INVENTORY; i++) {
-    p->inventory[i].picked_up = 1; // mark as invalid
+    p->inventory[i].picked_up = 1;  // mark as invalid
   }
 }
 
@@ -43,8 +43,7 @@ static Item *get_item_at(Item *items, int count, int x, int y) {
   return NULL;
 }
 
-int player_move(Player *p, int dx, int dy, Map *map, Enemy *enemies,
-                int enemy_count, Item *items, int item_count) {
+int player_move(Player *p, int dx, int dy, Map *map, Enemy *enemies, int enemy_count, Item *items, int item_count) {
   int new_x = p->x + dx;
   int new_y = p->y + dy;
 
@@ -91,23 +90,26 @@ void player_attack(Player *p, Enemy *e) {
 
 void player_pickup(Player *p, Item *i) {
   if (p->inventory_count >= MAX_INVENTORY) {
-    return; // inventory full
+    return;  // inventory full
   }
 
   if (i->picked_up) {
-    return; // already picked up
+    return;  // already picked up
   }
 
-  i->picked_up = 1;
-  p->inventory[p->inventory_count] = *i; // copy item to inventory
+  // Copy item to inventory
+  p->inventory[p->inventory_count] = *i;
   p->inventory_count++;
+
+  // Mark original as picked up
+  i->picked_up = 1;
 }
 
 void player_use_item(Player *p, Item *i) {
   if (p == NULL || i == NULL)
     return;
   if (i->picked_up)
-    return; // invalid item
+    return;  // invalid item
 
   // Apply item effect
   item_use(p, i);
@@ -149,6 +151,6 @@ Item *player_get_inventory_item(Player *p, int index) {
   if (index < 0 || index >= MAX_INVENTORY)
     return NULL;
   if (p->inventory[index].picked_up)
-    return NULL; // invalid/empty
+    return NULL;  // invalid/empty
   return &p->inventory[index];
 }