diff --git a/craftattack/src/main/java/eu/mhsl/craftattack/spawn/craftattack/appliances/gameplay/silenceNametag/NametagAnvilListener.java b/craftattack/src/main/java/eu/mhsl/craftattack/spawn/craftattack/appliances/gameplay/silenceNametag/NametagAnvilListener.java
index 43ce4c5..01da3bb 100644
--- a/craftattack/src/main/java/eu/mhsl/craftattack/spawn/craftattack/appliances/gameplay/silenceNametag/NametagAnvilListener.java
+++ b/craftattack/src/main/java/eu/mhsl/craftattack/spawn/craftattack/appliances/gameplay/silenceNametag/NametagAnvilListener.java
@@ -23,25 +23,9 @@ public class NametagAnvilListener extends ApplianceListener<SilenceNametag> {
         if(inputItem == null || inputItem.getType() != Material.NAME_TAG) return;
 
 
-        if(!"@verstummen".equals(anvilView.getRenameText())
-            && !"@entstummen".equals(anvilView.getRenameText())) return;
+        if(!SilenceNametag.muteString.equals(anvilView.getRenameText())
+            && !SilenceNametag.unmuteString.equals(anvilView.getRenameText())) return;
 
-        resultItem.editMeta(meta -> {
-            System.out.println("editing meta for " + anvilView.getRenameText());
-            List<Component> lore = meta.hasLore() ? new ArrayList<>(meta.lore()) : new ArrayList<>();
-            if("@verstummen".equals(anvilView.getRenameText())) {
-                System.out.println("Adding lore for @verstummen");
-                lore.add(Component.text("Dieses Namensschild verstummt Mobs."));
-            } else if("@entstummen".equals(anvilView.getRenameText())) {
-                System.out.println("Adding lore for @entstummen");
-                lore.add(Component.text("Dieses Namensschild entstummt Mobs."));
-            }
-            if(meta.hasItemName()){
-                meta.customName(meta.itemName());
-            }
-            meta.lore(lore);
-        });
-
-        event.setResult(resultItem);
+        event.setResult(this.getAppliance().createSilenceNametag(resultItem, anvilView.getRenameText()));
     }
 }
diff --git a/craftattack/src/main/java/eu/mhsl/craftattack/spawn/craftattack/appliances/gameplay/silenceNametag/SilenceNametag.java b/craftattack/src/main/java/eu/mhsl/craftattack/spawn/craftattack/appliances/gameplay/silenceNametag/SilenceNametag.java
index 24c52c6..c1cc9e4 100644
--- a/craftattack/src/main/java/eu/mhsl/craftattack/spawn/craftattack/appliances/gameplay/silenceNametag/SilenceNametag.java
+++ b/craftattack/src/main/java/eu/mhsl/craftattack/spawn/craftattack/appliances/gameplay/silenceNametag/SilenceNametag.java
@@ -1,15 +1,67 @@
 package eu.mhsl.craftattack.spawn.craftattack.appliances.gameplay.silenceNametag;
 
 import eu.mhsl.craftattack.spawn.core.appliance.Appliance;
+import net.kyori.adventure.text.Component;
 import org.bukkit.NamespacedKey;
 import org.bukkit.event.Listener;
+import org.bukkit.inventory.ItemStack;
+import org.bukkit.persistence.PersistentDataType;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Objects;
 
 public class SilenceNametag extends Appliance {
-    public static final @NotNull NamespacedKey silenceNametag = Objects.requireNonNull(NamespacedKey.fromString("silence_nametag"));
+    public static final String pluginName = "silence-nametag";
+    public static final String muteString = "@verstummen";
+    public static final String unmuteString = "@entstummen";
+
+    public enum NametagActions {
+        SILENCE,
+        UNSILENCE
+    }
+
+    NamespacedKey nametagActionKey =
+            new NamespacedKey(pluginName, "nametag-action");
+
+    ItemStack setNametagAction(ItemStack item, NametagActions action) {
+        Objects.requireNonNull(item, "item must not be null");
+        item.editPersistentDataContainer(pdc -> {
+            pdc.set(
+                    nametagActionKey,
+                    PersistentDataType.INTEGER,
+                    action.ordinal()
+            );
+        });
+        item.editMeta(meta -> {
+            List<Component> lore = meta.hasLore() ? new ArrayList<>(meta.lore()) : new ArrayList<>();
+            if(action == NametagActions.SILENCE) {
+                lore.add(Component.text("Dieses Namensschild verstummt Mobs."));
+            } else if (action == NametagActions.UNSILENCE){
+                lore.add(Component.text("Dieses Namensschild entstummt Mobs."));
+            }
+            meta.customName(null);
+            meta.lore(lore);
+        });
+        return item;
+    }
+
+    NametagActions getNametagAction(ItemStack item) {
+        Objects.requireNonNull(item, "item must not be null");
+        return item.getPersistentDataContainer().get(nametagActionKey, PersistentDataType.INTEGER) == null
+                ? null
+                : NametagActions.values()[item.getPersistentDataContainer().get(nametagActionKey, PersistentDataType.INTEGER)];
+    }
+
+    public ItemStack createSilenceNametag(ItemStack oldResultItem, String renameText){
+        if(renameText.equals(muteString)) {
+            return this.setNametagAction(oldResultItem, NametagActions.SILENCE);
+        } else if(renameText.equals(unmuteString)) {
+            return this.setNametagAction(oldResultItem, NametagActions.UNSILENCE);
+        }
+        return oldResultItem;
+    }
 
     @Override
     protected @NotNull List<Listener> listeners() {