diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/world/data.cpp b/apps/opencs/model/world/data.cpp
index 91fa556ab..f4ae78ae7 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/world/data.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/world/data.cpp
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 
 #include <stdexcept>
 #include <algorithm>
-#include <iostream>
 
 #include <QAbstractItemModel>
 
@@ -866,11 +865,12 @@ bool CSMWorld::Data::continueLoading (CSMDoc::Messages& messages)
             if (index < 0 || index >= mCells.getSize())
             {
                 // log an error and continue loading the refs to the last loaded cell
-                std::cerr << "Logic error: cell index out of bounds" << std::endl;
+                CSMWorld::UniversalId id (CSMWorld::UniversalId::Type_None);
+                messages.add (id, "Logic error: cell index out of bounds");
                 index = mCells.getSize()-1;
             }
             std::string cellId = Misc::StringUtils::lowerCase (mCells.getId (index));
-            mRefs.load (*mReader, index, mBase, mRefLoadCache[cellId], messages);
+            mRefs.load (*mReader, index, mBase, mRefLoadCache, cellId, messages);
             break;
         }
 
diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/world/refcollection.cpp b/apps/opencs/model/world/refcollection.cpp
index bd4cf918c..c94ec1dc4 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/world/refcollection.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/world/refcollection.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include "refcollection.hpp"
 
 #include <sstream>
+#include <iostream>
 
 #include <components/misc/stringops.hpp>
 #include <components/esm/loadcell.hpp>
@@ -12,8 +13,10 @@
 #include "record.hpp"
 
 void CSMWorld::RefCollection::load (ESM::ESMReader& reader, int cellIndex, bool base,
-    std::map<ESM::RefNum, std::string>& cache, CSMDoc::Messages& messages)
+    std::map<std::string, std::map<ESM::RefNum, std::string> >& cache, const std::string& origCellId,
+    CSMDoc::Messages& messages)
 {
+    std::string cellid = origCellId;
     Record<Cell> cell = mCells.getRecord (cellIndex);
 
     Cell& cell2 = base ? cell.mBase : cell.mModified;
@@ -73,18 +76,20 @@ void CSMWorld::RefCollection::load (ESM::ESMReader& reader, int cellIndex, bool
                         std::cerr << "Position: #" << index.first << " " << index.second
                             <<", Target #"<< mref.mTarget[0] << " " << mref.mTarget[1] << std::endl;
                     }
-                    // FIXME: need to transfer the ref to the new cell
+
+                    // transfer the ref to the new cell
+                    cellid = ref.mCell;
                 }
             }
         }
         else
             ref.mCell = cell2.mId;
 
-        std::map<ESM::RefNum, std::string>::iterator iter = cache.find (ref.mRefNum);
+        std::map<ESM::RefNum, std::string>::iterator iter = cache[cellid].find (ref.mRefNum);
 
         if (deleted)
         {
-            if (iter==cache.end())
+            if (iter==cache[cellid].end())
             {
                 CSMWorld::UniversalId id (CSMWorld::UniversalId::Type_Cell,
                     mCells.getId (cellIndex));
@@ -101,7 +106,7 @@ void CSMWorld::RefCollection::load (ESM::ESMReader& reader, int cellIndex, bool
             if (record.mState==RecordBase::State_BaseOnly)
             {
                 removeRows (index, 1);
-                cache.erase (iter);
+                cache[cellid].erase (iter);
             }
             else
             {
@@ -112,7 +117,7 @@ void CSMWorld::RefCollection::load (ESM::ESMReader& reader, int cellIndex, bool
             continue;
         }
 
-        if (iter==cache.end())
+        if (iter==cache[cellid].end())
         {
             // new reference
             ref.mId = getNewId();
@@ -123,7 +128,7 @@ void CSMWorld::RefCollection::load (ESM::ESMReader& reader, int cellIndex, bool
 
             appendRecord (record);
 
-            cache.insert (std::make_pair (ref.mRefNum, ref.mId));
+            cache[cellid].insert (std::make_pair (ref.mRefNum, ref.mId));
         }
         else
         {
diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/world/refcollection.hpp b/apps/opencs/model/world/refcollection.hpp
index 46572752e..82ec2f390 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/world/refcollection.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/world/refcollection.hpp
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ namespace CSMWorld
             {}
 
             void load (ESM::ESMReader& reader, int cellIndex, bool base,
-                std::map<ESM::RefNum, std::string>& cache,
+                std::map<std::string, std::map<ESM::RefNum, std::string> >& cache, const std::string& cellid,
                 CSMDoc::Messages& messages);
             ///< Load a sequence of references.
 
diff --git a/components/esm/loadcell.cpp b/components/esm/loadcell.cpp
index aed56f415..0f8897c48 100644
--- a/components/esm/loadcell.cpp
+++ b/components/esm/loadcell.cpp
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <sstream>
 #include <list>
-#include <iostream> // FIXME: debugging only
 
 #include <boost/concept_check.hpp>
 
@@ -174,7 +173,6 @@ bool Cell::getNextRef(ESMReader &esm, CellRef &ref, bool& deleted, bool ignoreMo
     // TODO: Try and document reference numbering, I don't think this has been done anywhere else.
     if (!esm.hasMoreSubs())
         return false;
-    //bool print = false; // FIXME: debugging only
 
     // NOTE: We should not need this check. It is a safety check until we have checked
     // more plugins, and how they treat these moved references.
@@ -184,9 +182,6 @@ bool Cell::getNextRef(ESMReader &esm, CellRef &ref, bool& deleted, bool ignoreMo
         {
             esm.getHT (mref->mRefNum.mIndex);
             esm.getHNOT (mref->mTarget, "CNDT");
-            //std::cout << "index " + std::to_string(mref->mRefNum.mIndex) + " target " <<
-                //std::to_string(mref->mTarget[0]) + ", " + std::to_string(mref->mTarget[1]) << std::endl;
-            //print = true; // FIXME: debugging only
             adjustRefNum (mref->mRefNum, esm);
         }
         else
@@ -199,19 +194,6 @@ bool Cell::getNextRef(ESMReader &esm, CellRef &ref, bool& deleted, bool ignoreMo
 
     ref.load (esm);
 
-#if 0
-    // FIXME: debugging only
-    if (print &&
-            ((int)std::floor(ref.mPos.pos[0]/8192) != mref->mTarget[0] ||
-             (int)std::floor(ref.mPos.pos[1]/8192) != mref->mTarget[1]))
-    {
-        std::cout << ref.mRefID <<
-            ", " + std::to_string((int)std::floor(ref.mPos.pos[0]/8192)) <<
-            ", " + std::to_string((int)std::floor(ref.mPos.pos[1]/8192)) <<
-            ", Z: " +std::to_string(ref.mPos.pos[2]) << std::endl;
-    }
-#endif
-
     // Identify references belonging to a parent file and adapt the ID accordingly.
     adjustRefNum (ref.mRefNum, esm);