diff --git a/src/module/actor/sheets/actor-sheet.ts b/src/module/actor/sheets/actor-sheet.ts
index 71a00e2..0249f4a 100644
--- a/src/module/actor/sheets/actor-sheet.ts
+++ b/src/module/actor/sheets/actor-sheet.ts
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ export class DS4ActorSheet extends ActorSheet<ActorSheet.Options, DS4ActorSheetD
     }
 
     /**
-     * Handle creating a new Owned Item for the actor using initial data defined in the HTML dataset
+     * Handle creating a new embedded Item for the actor using initial data defined in the HTML dataset
      * @param event - The originating click event
      */
     protected onItemCreate(event: JQuery.ClickEvent): void {
diff --git a/src/module/item/item-sheet.ts b/src/module/item/item-sheet.ts
index e9dcba8..7cc8ccb 100644
--- a/src/module/item/item-sheet.ts
+++ b/src/module/item/item-sheet.ts
@@ -97,12 +97,10 @@ export class DS4ItemSheet extends ItemSheet<ItemSheet.Options, DS4ItemSheetData>
     protected async _createActiveEffect(): Promise<ActiveEffect | undefined> {
         const createData = {
             label: "New Effect",
-            changes: [],
-            duration: {},
-            transfer: true,
+            icon: "icons/svg/aura.svg",
         };
 
-        return ActiveEffect.create(createData, { parent: this.item });
+        return ActiveEffect.create({ ...createData }, { parent: this.item });
     }
 }