diff --git a/src/Battling/Flow/TurnHandler.cpp b/src/Battling/Flow/TurnHandler.cpp
index c45a1e1..568923e 100644
--- a/src/Battling/Flow/TurnHandler.cpp
+++ b/src/Battling/Flow/TurnHandler.cpp
@@ -367,8 +367,8 @@ void TurnHandler::ExecuteItemChoice(const ArbUt::BorrowedPtr<ItemTurnChoice>& ch
     if (!battle.HasValue()) {
         return;
     }
-    auto* script = battle.GetValue()->GetLibrary()->GetScriptResolver()->LoadItemScript(choice->GetItem());
-    if (script == nullptr) {
+    auto script = battle.GetValue()->GetLibrary()->GetScriptResolver()->LoadItemScript(choice->GetItem());
+    if (!script.HasValue()) {
         return;
     }
     const auto& targetIndex = choice->GetTarget();
@@ -376,17 +376,17 @@ void TurnHandler::ExecuteItemChoice(const ArbUt::BorrowedPtr<ItemTurnChoice>& ch
     if (targetIndex.has_value()) {
         target = battle.GetValue()->GetCreature(targetIndex.value());
     }
-    auto isCreatureUseItem = script->IsCreatureUseItem();
+    auto isCreatureUseItem = script.GetValue()->IsCreatureUseItem();
     if (isCreatureUseItem && !target.HasValue()) {
         target = choice->GetUser();
     }
 
     if (isCreatureUseItem) {
-        if (!script->IsUseValidForCreature(target.GetValue())) {
+        if (!script.GetValue()->IsUseValidForCreature(target.GetValue())) {
             return;
         }
-        script->OnCreatureUse(target.GetValue(), true);
+        script.GetValue()->OnCreatureUse(target.GetValue(), true);
     } else {
-        script->OnUse(battle.GetValue());
+        script.GetValue()->OnUse(battle.GetValue());
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Battling/Models/Creature.cpp b/src/Battling/Models/Creature.cpp
index 180485d..64d26fa 100644
--- a/src/Battling/Models/Creature.cpp
+++ b/src/Battling/Models/Creature.cpp
@@ -365,7 +365,11 @@ namespace CreatureLib::Battling {
             return false;
         }
 
-        auto* script = _library->GetScriptResolver()->LoadItemScript(_heldItem.GetValue());
+        auto scriptOpt = _library->GetScriptResolver()->LoadItemScript(_heldItem.GetValue());
+        if (!scriptOpt.HasValue()) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        auto script = scriptOpt.GetValue();
         auto isCreatureUseItem = script->IsCreatureUseItem();
         if (isCreatureUseItem) {
             if (!script->IsUseValidForCreature(this)) {
diff --git a/src/Battling/ScriptHandling/ScriptResolver.hpp b/src/Battling/ScriptHandling/ScriptResolver.hpp
index 831c77b..c862577 100644
--- a/src/Battling/ScriptHandling/ScriptResolver.hpp
+++ b/src/Battling/ScriptHandling/ScriptResolver.hpp
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@ namespace CreatureLib::Battling {
         virtual ~ScriptResolver() = default;
 
         virtual void Initialize([[maybe_unused]] BattleLibrary* non_null library){};
-        virtual BattleScript* nullable LoadScript([[maybe_unused]] const ArbUt::OptionalBorrowedPtr<void>& owner,
-                                                  [[maybe_unused]] ScriptCategory category,
-                                                  [[maybe_unused]] const ArbUt::StringView& scriptName) {
+        virtual ArbUt::OptionalUniquePtr<BattleScript>
+        LoadScript([[maybe_unused]] const ArbUt::OptionalBorrowedPtr<void>& owner,
+                   [[maybe_unused]] ScriptCategory category, [[maybe_unused]] const ArbUt::StringView& scriptName) {
             return nullptr;
         };
 
-        virtual ItemUseScript* nullable
+        virtual ArbUt::OptionalUniquePtr<ItemUseScript>
         LoadItemScript([[maybe_unused]] const CreatureLib::Library::Item* non_null item) {
             return nullptr;
         };