diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/dialoguemanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/dialoguemanagerimp.cpp
index 14210099f..ee6e24938 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/dialoguemanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/dialoguemanagerimp.cpp
@@ -448,8 +448,7 @@ namespace MWDialogue
     {
         MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->removeGuiMode(MWGui::GM_Dialogue);
 
-        // Clamp permanent disposition change so that final disposition doesn't go below 0 (could happen with intimidate)
-        
+        // Clamp permanent disposition change so that final disposition doesn't go below 0 (could happen with intimidate)       
         float curDisp = static_cast<float>(MWBase::Environment::get().getMechanicsManager()->getDerivedDisposition(mActor, false));
         if (curDisp + mPermanentDispositionChange < 0)
             mPermanentDispositionChange = -curDisp;
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/spellcasting.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/spellcasting.cpp
index 1fc800a7c..aaed6712e 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/spellcasting.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/spellcasting.cpp
@@ -480,7 +480,10 @@ namespace MWMechanics
                         ActiveSpells::ActiveEffect effect;
                         effect.mEffectId = effectIt->mEffectID;
                         effect.mArg = MWMechanics::EffectKey(*effectIt).mArg;
-                        effect.mDuration = static_cast<float>(effectIt->mDuration);
+                        if (!hasDuration)
+                            effect.mDuration = 1.0f;
+                        else
+                            effect.mDuration = static_cast<float>(effectIt->mDuration);
                         effect.mMagnitude = magnitude;
 
                         targetEffects.add(MWMechanics::EffectKey(*effectIt), MWMechanics::EffectParam(effect.mMagnitude));
@@ -610,36 +613,8 @@ namespace MWMechanics
                 return true;
             }
         }
-        else if (target.getClass().isActor())
+        else if (target.getClass().isActor() && target == getPlayer())
         {
-            switch (effectId)
-            {
-            case ESM::MagicEffect::CurePoison:
-                target.getClass().getCreatureStats(target).getActiveSpells().purgeEffect(ESM::MagicEffect::Poison);
-                return true;
-            case ESM::MagicEffect::CureParalyzation:
-                target.getClass().getCreatureStats(target).getActiveSpells().purgeEffect(ESM::MagicEffect::Paralyze);
-                return true;
-            case ESM::MagicEffect::CureCommonDisease:
-                target.getClass().getCreatureStats(target).getSpells().purgeCommonDisease();
-                return true;
-            case ESM::MagicEffect::CureBlightDisease:
-                target.getClass().getCreatureStats(target).getSpells().purgeBlightDisease();
-                return true;
-            case ESM::MagicEffect::CureCorprusDisease:
-                target.getClass().getCreatureStats(target).getSpells().purgeCorprusDisease();
-                return true;
-            case ESM::MagicEffect::Dispel:
-                target.getClass().getCreatureStats(target).getActiveSpells().purgeAll(magnitude);
-                return true;
-            case ESM::MagicEffect::RemoveCurse:
-                target.getClass().getCreatureStats(target).getSpells().purgeCurses();
-                return true;
-            }
-
-            if (target != getPlayer())
-                return false;
-
             MWRender::Animation* anim = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getAnimation(mCaster);
 
             if (effectId == ESM::MagicEffect::DivineIntervention)
@@ -662,7 +637,6 @@ namespace MWMechanics
                     anim->addEffect("meshes\\" + fx->mModel, -1);
                 return true;
             }
-
             else if (effectId == ESM::MagicEffect::Mark)
             {
                 MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getPlayer().markPosition(
@@ -1149,6 +1123,27 @@ namespace MWMechanics
             break;
         }
 
+        case ESM::MagicEffect::CurePoison:
+            actor.getClass().getCreatureStats(actor).getActiveSpells().purgeEffect(ESM::MagicEffect::Poison);
+            break;
+        case ESM::MagicEffect::CureParalyzation:
+            actor.getClass().getCreatureStats(actor).getActiveSpells().purgeEffect(ESM::MagicEffect::Paralyze);
+            break;
+        case ESM::MagicEffect::CureCommonDisease:
+            actor.getClass().getCreatureStats(actor).getSpells().purgeCommonDisease();
+            break;
+        case ESM::MagicEffect::CureBlightDisease:
+            actor.getClass().getCreatureStats(actor).getSpells().purgeBlightDisease();
+            break;
+        case ESM::MagicEffect::CureCorprusDisease:
+            actor.getClass().getCreatureStats(actor).getSpells().purgeCorprusDisease();
+            break;
+        case ESM::MagicEffect::Dispel:
+            actor.getClass().getCreatureStats(actor).getActiveSpells().purgeAll(magnitude);
+            break;
+        case ESM::MagicEffect::RemoveCurse:
+            actor.getClass().getCreatureStats(actor).getSpells().purgeCurses();
+            break;
         }
 
         if (receivedMagicDamage && actor == getPlayer())