diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actors.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actors.cpp
index d72ab7db8..6ea65275b 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actors.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actors.cpp
@@ -530,8 +530,12 @@ namespace MWMechanics
                             itemGmst)->getString();
                 if (it->first == ESM::MagicEffect::BoundGloves)
                 {
-                    adjustBoundItem("sMagicBoundLeftGauntletID", magnitude > 0, ptr);
-                    adjustBoundItem("sMagicBoundRightGauntletID", magnitude > 0, ptr);
+                    item = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getStore().get<ESM::GameSetting>().find(
+                                "sMagicBoundLeftGauntletID")->getString();
+                    adjustBoundItem(item, magnitude > 0, ptr);
+                    item = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getStore().get<ESM::GameSetting>().find(
+                                "sMagicBoundRightGauntletID")->getString();
+                    adjustBoundItem(item, magnitude > 0, ptr);
                 }
                 else
                     adjustBoundItem(item, magnitude > 0, ptr);
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/projectilemanager.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/projectilemanager.cpp
index cfb407b4a..3122cb325 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/projectilemanager.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/projectilemanager.cpp
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
         state.mSourceName = sourceName;
         state.mId = model;
         state.mSpellId = spellId;
-        state.mCaster = caster;
+        state.mCasterHandle = caster.getRefData().getHandle();
         if (caster.getClass().isActor())
             state.mActorId = caster.getClass().getCreatureStats(caster).getActorId();
         else
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
             {
                 MWWorld::Ptr obstacle = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->searchPtrViaHandle(cIt->second);
 
-                MWWorld::Ptr caster = it->mCaster;
+                MWWorld::Ptr caster = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->searchPtrViaHandle(it->mCasterHandle);
                 if (caster.isEmpty())
                     caster = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->searchPtrViaActorId(it->mActorId);
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/projectilemanager.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/projectilemanager.hpp
index 4627d3b8a..6e84b9efb 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/projectilemanager.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/projectilemanager.hpp
@@ -67,12 +67,12 @@ namespace MWWorld
 
             int mActorId;
 
-            // actorId doesn't work for non-actors, so we also keep track of the Ptr.
+            // actorId doesn't work for non-actors, so we also keep track of the Ogre-handle.
             // For non-actors, the caster ptr is mainly needed to prevent the projectile
             // from colliding with its caster.
             // TODO: this will break when the game is saved and reloaded, since there is currently
             // no way to write identifiers for non-actors to a savegame.
-            MWWorld::Ptr mCaster;
+            std::string mCasterHandle;
 
             // MW-id of this projectile
             std::string mId;