diff --git a/lib/Lacuna/DB/Result/Building.pm b/lib/Lacuna/DB/Result/Building.pm
index d419958c5..156df7c6e 100755
--- a/lib/Lacuna/DB/Result/Building.pm
+++ b/lib/Lacuna/DB/Result/Building.pm
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ sub food_hour {
 sub building_reduction_bonus {
     my ($self) = @_;
     my $empire = $self->body->empire;
-    return (time < $empire->building_boost->epoch) ? 100/75 : 1;
+    return (time < $empire->building_boost->epoch) ? 0.75 : 1;
 }
  
 sub energy_production_bonus {
diff --git a/lib/Lacuna/Role/Trader.pm b/lib/Lacuna/Role/Trader.pm
index 5c8f66821..88cfdfa0b 100644
--- a/lib/Lacuna/Role/Trader.pm
+++ b/lib/Lacuna/Role/Trader.pm
@@ -50,14 +50,14 @@ sub check_payload {
                  confess $offer_nothing_exception unless ($item->{quantity} > 0);
                  confess $fractional_offer_exception if ($item->{quantity} != int($item->{quantity}));
                  confess $have_exception unless ($body->type_stored($item->{type}) >= $item->{quantity});
-                 push @expanded_items, $item;
+#                 push @expanded_items, $item;
                  $space_used += $item->{quantity};
             }
             when ('glyph') {
                 if ($item->{glyph_id}) {
                     my $glyph = Lacuna->db->resultset('Lacuna::DB::Result::Glyphs')->find($item->{glyph_id});
                     confess $have_exception unless (defined $glyph && $self->body_id eq $glyph->body_id);
-                    push @expanded_items, $item;
+#                    push @expanded_items, $item;
                     $space_used += 100;
                 }
                 elsif ($item->{quantity}) {
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ sub check_payload {
                 if ($item->{plan_id}) {
                     my $plan = Lacuna->db->resultset('Lacuna::DB::Result::Plans')->find($item->{plan_id});
                     confess $have_exception unless (defined $plan && $self->body_id eq $plan->body_id);
-                    push @expanded_items, $item;
+#                    push @expanded_items, $item;
                     $space_used += 10000;
                 }
                 elsif ($item->{quantity}) {
@@ -110,14 +110,14 @@ sub check_payload {
                 confess [1002, 'You must specify a prisoner_id if you are pushing a prisoner.'] unless $item->{prisoner_id};
                 my $prisoner = Lacuna->db->resultset('Lacuna::DB::Result::Spies')->find($item->{prisoner_id});
                 confess $have_exception unless (defined $prisoner && $self->body_id eq $prisoner->on_body_id && $prisoner->task eq 'Captured');
-                push @expanded_items, $item;
+#                push @expanded_items, $item;
                 $space_used += 350;
             }
             when ('ship') {
                 if ($item->{ship_id}) {
                     my $ship = Lacuna->db->resultset('Lacuna::DB::Result::Ships')->find($item->{ship_id});
                     confess $have_exception unless (defined $ship && $self->body_id eq $ship->body_id && $ship->task eq 'Docked');
-                    push @expanded_items, $item;
+#                    push @expanded_items, $item;
                     $space_used += 50000;
                 }
                 elsif ($item->{quantity}) {