diff --git a/apps/essimporter/convertscpt.cpp b/apps/essimporter/convertscpt.cpp
index ca81ebbbf..cb7947e40 100644
--- a/apps/essimporter/convertscpt.cpp
+++ b/apps/essimporter/convertscpt.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ namespace ESSImport
     {
         out.mId = Misc::StringUtils::lowerCase(scpt.mSCHD.mName.toString());
         out.mRunning = scpt.mRunning;
+        out.mTargetRef.unset(); // TODO: convert target reference of global script
         convertSCRI(scpt.mSCRI, out.mLocals);
     }
 
diff --git a/apps/essimporter/importinventory.cpp b/apps/essimporter/importinventory.cpp
index dbf9ce0bd..e91c39452 100644
--- a/apps/essimporter/importinventory.cpp
+++ b/apps/essimporter/importinventory.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ namespace ESSImport
             item.mCount = contItem.mCount;
             item.mRelativeEquipmentSlot = -1;
             item.mLockLevel = 0;
+            item.mRefNum.unset();
 
             unsigned int itemCount = std::abs(item.mCount);
             bool separateStacks = false;