# Hotbar sometimes shows default pickaxe

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/hotbar-sometimes-shows-default-pickaxe/2731229>\
**Category:** Issues and Bug Reporting\
**Tags:** fortnite-creative, unreal-editor-for-fortnite, fixed, fortnite\
**Created:** [June 25, 2026, 12:10am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/hotbar-sometimes-shows-default-pickaxe/2731229 "2026-06-25T00:10:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![FinestCreative](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/finestcreative/32/1034971_2.png) [@FinestCreative](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/FinestCreative)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2026, 12:10am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/hotbar-sometimes-shows-default-pickaxe/2731229/1 "2026-06-25T00:10:22Z")

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### Summary

The hotbar sometimes shows the default pickaxe, not the one they are using. It is random and is very rare to get

### Please select what you are reporting on:

Creative

### What Type of Bug are you experiencing?

UI/Tools

### Steps to Reproduce

No idea

### Expected Result

The icon is the harvesting tool they equiped

### Observed Result

Default pickaxe shows

### Platform(s)

Pc

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**Author:** ![FinestCreative](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/finestcreative/32/1034971_2.png) [@FinestCreative](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/FinestCreative)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2026, 12:13am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/hotbar-sometimes-shows-default-pickaxe/2731229/2 "2026-06-25T00:13:11Z")

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### Summary

The hotbar sometimes shows the default pickaxe, not the one they are using. It is random and is very rare to get

### Please select what you are reporting on:

Creative

### What Type of Bug are in you experiencing?

UI/Tools

### Steps to Reproduce

No idea

### Expected Result

The icon is the harvesting tool they equiped

### Observed Result

Default pickaxe shows

### Platform(s)

Pc

 ![IMG_8587](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/8/d/6/8d6f31e42ba07617d59544807dd4d727fcd4e51f.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Flak](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/flak/32/769441_2.png) [@Flak](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Flak)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2026, 11:39am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/hotbar-sometimes-shows-default-pickaxe/2731229/4 "2026-06-25T11:39:50Z")

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Hi Finest, see here:

> [@v41.10 Known Issues & Pre-Release Updates](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/v41-10-known-issues-pre-release-updates/2730736/6):
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> Pickaxes may appear as a default ‘Pickaxe’ model Players’ equipped pickaxe cosmetics may not be displayed in game. Workaround: None known. Fix targeted for v41.20 (July 16)

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**Author:** ![Bug-Reporter](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/bug-reporter/32/997076_2.png) [@Bug-Reporter](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Bug-Reporter)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2026, 12:01pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/hotbar-sometimes-shows-default-pickaxe/2731229/5 "2026-06-25T12:01:44Z")

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FORT-1122256 is ‘Closed’ as ‘Fixed’. The issue will be addressed in .