diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/terrain.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/terrain.cpp
index 887721565..0b8f933a2 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/terrain.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/terrain.cpp
@@ -98,7 +98,10 @@ namespace MWRender
         ESM::Land* land = mEnvironment.mWorld->getStore().lands.search(cellX, cellY);
         if ( land != NULL )
         {
-            land->loadData();
+            if (!land->dataLoaded)
+            {
+                land->loadData();
+            }
         }
 
         //split the cell terrain into four segments
@@ -420,7 +423,11 @@ namespace MWRender
         ESM::Land* land = mEnvironment.mWorld->getStore().lands.search(cellX, cellY);
         if ( land != NULL )
         {
-            land->loadData();
+            if (!land->dataLoaded)
+            {
+                land->loadData();
+            }
+
             return land->landData
                        ->textures[y * ESM::Land::LAND_TEXTURE_SIZE + x];
         }
diff --git a/components/esm/loadland.cpp b/components/esm/loadland.cpp
index cd2cf1d91..96afdf831 100644
--- a/components/esm/loadland.cpp
+++ b/components/esm/loadland.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,24 @@
 
 namespace ESM
 {
+
+Land::Land()
+    : flags(0)
+    , X(0)
+    , Y(0)
+    , mEsm(NULL)
+    , hasData(false)
+    , dataLoaded(false)
+    , landData(NULL)
+{
+}
+
+Land::~Land()
+{
+    delete landData;
+}
+
+
 void Land::load(ESMReader &esm)
 {
     mEsm = &esm;
diff --git a/components/esm/loadland.hpp b/components/esm/loadland.hpp
index 5ccd966d9..ebc314a28 100644
--- a/components/esm/loadland.hpp
+++ b/components/esm/loadland.hpp
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ namespace ESM
 
 struct Land
 {
+    Land();
+    ~Land();
+
     int flags; // Only first four bits seem to be used, don't know what
     // they mean.
     int X, Y; // Map coordinates.
@@ -77,6 +80,11 @@ struct Land
      * Frees memory allocated for land data
      */
     void unloadData();
+
+    private:
+        Land(const Land& land);
+        Land& operator=(const Land& land);
 };
+
 }
 #endif