diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwscript/ref.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwscript/ref.hpp
index 9fb713539..18f7453e4 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwscript/ref.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwscript/ref.hpp
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ namespace MWScript
 {
     struct ExplicitRef
     {
+        static const bool implicit = false;
+
         MWWorld::Ptr operator() (Interpreter::Runtime& runtime, bool required=true,
             bool activeOnly = false) const
         {
@@ -31,6 +33,8 @@ namespace MWScript
 
     struct ImplicitRef
     {
+        static const bool implicit = true;
+
         MWWorld::Ptr operator() (Interpreter::Runtime& runtime, bool required=true,
             bool activeOnly = false) const
         {
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwscript/statsextensions.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwscript/statsextensions.cpp
index 9980ab0fb..170c5fe94 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwscript/statsextensions.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwscript/statsextensions.cpp
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ namespace MWScript
 
                 virtual void execute (Interpreter::Runtime& runtime)
                 {
-                    int peek = runtime[0].mInteger;
+                    int peek = R::implicit ? 0 : runtime[0].mInteger;
 
                     MWWorld::Ptr ptr = R()(runtime);
 
@@ -225,7 +225,8 @@ namespace MWScript
                     runtime.pop();
 
                     // workaround broken endgame scripts that kill dagoth ur
-                    if (Misc::StringUtils::ciEqual(ptr.getCellRef().getRefId(), "dagoth_ur_1"))
+                    if (!R::implicit &&
+                        Misc::StringUtils::ciEqual(ptr.getCellRef().getRefId(), "dagoth_ur_1"))
                     {
                         runtime.push (peek);