diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/cells.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/cells.cpp
index cffaf70ea..822aa78d6 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/cells.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/cells.cpp
@@ -167,67 +167,71 @@ MWWorld::Ptr MWWorld::Cells::getPtr (const std::string& name, Ptr::CellStore& ce
         else
             return Ptr();
     }
+    MWWorld::Ptr ptr;
 
     if (MWWorld::LiveCellRef<ESM::Activator> *ref = cell.activators.find (name))
-        return Ptr (ref, &cell);
+        ptr = Ptr (ref, &cell);
 
     if (MWWorld::LiveCellRef<ESM::Potion> *ref = cell.potions.find (name))
-        return Ptr (ref, &cell);
+        ptr = Ptr (ref, &cell);
 
     if (MWWorld::LiveCellRef<ESM::Apparatus> *ref = cell.appas.find (name))
-        return Ptr (ref, &cell);
+        ptr = Ptr (ref, &cell);
 
     if (MWWorld::LiveCellRef<ESM::Armor> *ref = cell.armors.find (name))
-        return Ptr (ref, &cell);
+        ptr = Ptr (ref, &cell);
 
     if (MWWorld::LiveCellRef<ESM::Book> *ref = cell.books.find (name))
-        return Ptr (ref, &cell);
+        ptr = Ptr (ref, &cell);
 
     if (MWWorld::LiveCellRef<ESM::Clothing> *ref = cell.clothes.find (name))
-        return Ptr (ref, &cell);
+        ptr = Ptr (ref, &cell);
 
     if (MWWorld::LiveCellRef<ESM::Container> *ref = cell.containers.find (name))
-        return Ptr (ref, &cell);
+        ptr = Ptr (ref, &cell);
 
     if (MWWorld::LiveCellRef<ESM::Creature> *ref = cell.creatures.find (name))
-        return Ptr (ref, &cell);
+        ptr = Ptr (ref, &cell);
 
     if (MWWorld::LiveCellRef<ESM::Door> *ref = cell.doors.find (name))
-        return Ptr (ref, &cell);
+        ptr = Ptr (ref, &cell);
 
     if (MWWorld::LiveCellRef<ESM::Ingredient> *ref = cell.ingreds.find (name))
-        return Ptr (ref, &cell);
+        ptr = Ptr (ref, &cell);
 
     if (MWWorld::LiveCellRef<ESM::CreatureLevList> *ref = cell.creatureLists.find (name))
-        return Ptr (ref, &cell);
+        ptr = Ptr (ref, &cell);
 
     if (MWWorld::LiveCellRef<ESM::ItemLevList> *ref = cell.itemLists.find (name))
-        return Ptr (ref, &cell);
+        ptr = Ptr (ref, &cell);
 
     if (MWWorld::LiveCellRef<ESM::Light> *ref = cell.lights.find (name))
-        return Ptr (ref, &cell);
+        ptr = Ptr (ref, &cell);
 
     if (MWWorld::LiveCellRef<ESM::Tool> *ref = cell.lockpicks.find (name))
-        return Ptr (ref, &cell);
+        ptr = Ptr (ref, &cell);
 
     if (MWWorld::LiveCellRef<ESM::Miscellaneous> *ref = cell.miscItems.find (name))
-        return Ptr (ref, &cell);
+        ptr = Ptr (ref, &cell);
 
     if (MWWorld::LiveCellRef<ESM::NPC> *ref = cell.npcs.find (name))
-        return Ptr (ref, &cell);
+        ptr = Ptr (ref, &cell);
 
     if (MWWorld::LiveCellRef<ESM::Probe> *ref = cell.probes.find (name))
-        return Ptr (ref, &cell);
+        ptr = Ptr (ref, &cell);
 
     if (MWWorld::LiveCellRef<ESM::Repair> *ref = cell.repairs.find (name))
-        return Ptr (ref, &cell);
+        ptr = Ptr (ref, &cell);
 
     if (MWWorld::LiveCellRef<ESM::Static> *ref = cell.statics.find (name))
-        return Ptr (ref, &cell);
+        ptr = Ptr (ref, &cell);
 
     if (MWWorld::LiveCellRef<ESM::Weapon> *ref = cell.weapons.find (name))
-        return Ptr (ref, &cell);
+        ptr = Ptr (ref, &cell);
 
+    if (!ptr.isEmpty() && ptr.getRefData().getCount() > 0) {
+        return ptr;
+    }
     return Ptr();
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
index 215fbb30e..dc7f25751 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
 
     bool World::moveObjectImp (const Ptr& ptr, float x, float y, float z)
     {
-        bool cellChanged = false, haveToMove = true;
+        bool cellChanged = false;
 
         ESM::Position &pos = ptr.getRefData().getPosition();
         pos.pos[0] = x, pos.pos[1] = y, pos.pos[2] = z;
@@ -558,6 +558,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
         } else {
             currCell = ptr.getCell();
         }
+        bool haveToMove = mWorldScene->isCellActive(*currCell);
 
         if (currCell) {
             if (!(currCell->cell->data.flags & ESM::Cell::Interior)) {
@@ -575,7 +576,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
                             MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getExterior(cellX, cellY);
 
                         // placeObject() handles both target cell states
-                        // with active current cell
+                        // with inactive current cell
                         if (!mWorldScene->isCellActive(*currCell)) {
                             placeObject(ptr, *newCell, pos);
                             haveToMove = false;