diff --git a/components/esm/creaturestats.cpp b/components/esm/creaturestats.cpp
index a1ef7eb0e..cac5cc0a6 100644
--- a/components/esm/creaturestats.cpp
+++ b/components/esm/creaturestats.cpp
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ void ESM::CreatureStats::blank()
     mTradeTime.mHour = 0;
     mTradeTime.mDay = 0;
     mGoldPool = 0;
-    mActorId = 0;
+    mActorId = -1;
     mHasAiSettings = false;
     mDead = false;
     mDied = false;