diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/containerstore.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/containerstore.cpp
index 6884aa6c8..7a4120d0a 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/containerstore.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/containerstore.cpp
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ MWWorld::ContainerStoreIterator MWWorld::ContainerStore::add (const Ptr& ptr)
             cell = player.getCell();
 
         item.mCell = cell;
+        item.mContainerStore = 0;
         MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getLocalScripts().add(script, item);
     }
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/ptr.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/ptr.hpp
index 594ddef2d..d97ebcc6e 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/ptr.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/ptr.hpp
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
 
             bool isInCell() const
             {
-                return (mCell != 0);
+                return (mContainerStore == 0);
             }
 
             void setContainerStore (ContainerStore *store);