diff --git a/exec_apply_effects.lua b/exec_apply_effects.lua
index 5ba64ca..fc94c13 100644
--- a/exec_apply_effects.lua
+++ b/exec_apply_effects.lua
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ yl_speak_up.execute_all_relevant_effects = function(player, effects, o_id, actio
 			end
 			if(r and r.r_type and r.r_type == "deal_with_offered_item") then
 				refuse_items = true
-				if(not(r.r_value) or r.r_value == "do_nothing") then
+				if(not(r.r_value) or r.r_value == "do_nothing" or r.r_value == "take_as_wanted") then
 					refuse_items = false
 				end
 			end
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ yl_speak_up.execute_effect = function(player, n_id, o_id, r)
 		local amount = 0
 		if(r.r_value == "take_all") then
 			amount = stack_got:get_count()
-		elseif(r.r_value == "takeas_wanted") then
+		elseif(r.r_value == "take_as_wanted") then
 			amount = stack_wanted:get_count()
 			-- the NPC didn't get enough
 			if(amount > stack_got:get_count()) then
@@ -465,6 +465,16 @@ yl_speak_up.execute_effect = function(player, n_id, o_id, r)
 					"is smaller than what the NPC wanted: \""..
 					tostring(stack_wanted).."\".")
 				return false
+			elseif(amount < stack_got:get_count()) then
+				local rest = stack_got:get_count() - amount
+				player_inv = player:get_inventory()
+				if(player_inv) then
+					rest_stack = ItemStack(stack_got:to_table())
+					rest_stack:set_count(rest)
+					player_inv:add_item("main", rest_stack)
+					stack_got:set_count(amount)
+					inv:set_stack("npc_wants", 1, stack_got)
+				end
 			end
 		end
 		local take_stack = stack_got:get_name().." "..tostring(amount)