diff --git a/src/Modules/ModParser.lua b/src/Modules/ModParser.lua
index c604e6bd50..ac9aac0820 100644
--- a/src/Modules/ModParser.lua
+++ b/src/Modules/ModParser.lua
@@ -17,10 +17,12 @@ end
 -- Radius jewels that modify other nodes
 local function getSimpleConv(srcList, dst, type, remove, factor)
 	return function(node, out, data)
+		local attributes = {["Dex"] = true, ["Int"] = true, ["Str"] = true}
 		if node then
 			for _, src in pairs(srcList) do
 				for _, mod in ipairs(node.modList) do
-					if mod.name == src and mod.type == type then
+					-- do not convert stats from tattoos
+					if mod.name == src and mod.type == type and not (node.isTattoo and attributes[src]) then
 						if remove then
 							out:MergeNewMod(src, type, -mod.value, mod.source, mod.flags, mod.keywordFlags, unpack(mod))
 						end