diff --git a/evennia/contrib/game_systems/crafting/crafting.py b/evennia/contrib/game_systems/crafting/crafting.py
index 7dea838ab3..593f1a04b9 100644
--- a/evennia/contrib/game_systems/crafting/crafting.py
+++ b/evennia/contrib/game_systems/crafting/crafting.py
@@ -947,7 +947,7 @@ def craft(crafter, recipe_name, *inputs, raise_exception=False, **kwargs):
             # try in-match
             matches = [key for key in _RECIPE_CLASSES if recipe_name in key]
         if len(matches) == 1:
-            RecipeClass = matches[0]
+            RecipeClass = _RECIPE_CLASSES[matches[0]]
 
     if not RecipeClass:
         if raise_exception: