diff --git a/apps/openmw-mp/Script/Functions/Cells.cpp b/apps/openmw-mp/Script/Functions/Cells.cpp
index d3000e186..87e5f1294 100644
--- a/apps/openmw-mp/Script/Functions/Cells.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw-mp/Script/Functions/Cells.cpp
@@ -46,27 +46,21 @@ const char *CellFunctions::GetCell(unsigned short pid) noexcept
     Player *player;
     GET_PLAYER(pid, player, 0);
 
-    return player->cell.mName.c_str();
+    return player->cell.getDescription().c_str();
 }
 
-void CellFunctions::SetCell(unsigned short pid, const char *name) noexcept
+void CellFunctions::SetCell(unsigned short pid, const char *cellDescription) noexcept
 {
     Player *player;
     GET_PLAYER(pid, player,);
 
     LOG_MESSAGE_SIMPLE(Log::LOG_INFO, "Script is moving %s from %s to %s", player->npc.mName.c_str(),
-                       player->cell.getDescription().c_str(), name);
+                       player->cell.getDescription().c_str(), cellDescription);
 
-    // If the player is currently in an exterior, turn on the interior flag
-    // from the  cell so the player doesn't get teleported to their exterior
-    // grid position (which we haven't changed)
-    if (player->cell.isExterior())
-        player->cell.mData.mFlags |= ESM::Cell::Interior;
-
-    player->cell.mName = name;
+    player->cell = Utils::getCellFromDescription(cellDescription);
 }
 
-void CellFunctions::SetExterior(unsigned short pid, int x, int y) noexcept
+void CellFunctions::SetExteriorCell(unsigned short pid, int x, int y) noexcept
 {
     Player *player;
     GET_PLAYER(pid, player,);
diff --git a/apps/openmw-mp/Script/Functions/Cells.hpp b/apps/openmw-mp/Script/Functions/Cells.hpp
index 69b0fcf13..db878283a 100644
--- a/apps/openmw-mp/Script/Functions/Cells.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw-mp/Script/Functions/Cells.hpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     \
     {"GetCell",                 CellFunctions::GetCell},\
     {"SetCell",                 CellFunctions::SetCell},\
-    {"SetExterior",             CellFunctions::SetExterior},\
+    {"SetExteriorCell",         CellFunctions::SetExteriorCell},\
     {"GetExteriorX",            CellFunctions::GetExteriorX},\
     {"GetExteriorY",            CellFunctions::GetExteriorY},\
     {"IsInExterior",            CellFunctions::IsInExterior},\
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ public:
     static const char *GetCellStateDescription(unsigned short pid, unsigned int i) noexcept;
 
     static const char *GetCell(unsigned short pid) noexcept;
-    static void SetCell(unsigned short pid, const char *name) noexcept;
-    static void SetExterior(unsigned short pid, int x, int y) noexcept;
+    static void SetCell(unsigned short pid, const char *cellDescription) noexcept;
+    static void SetExteriorCell(unsigned short pid, int x, int y) noexcept;
     static int GetExteriorX(unsigned short pid) noexcept;
     static int GetExteriorY(unsigned short pid) noexcept;
     static bool IsInExterior(unsigned short pid) noexcept;