diff --git a/components/esm/aisequence.cpp b/components/esm/aisequence.cpp
index 335863c32..6e41ba302 100644
--- a/components/esm/aisequence.cpp
+++ b/components/esm/aisequence.cpp
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ namespace AiSequence
     {
         esm.getHNT (mData, "DATA");
         mTargetId = esm.getHNString("TARG");
+        mTargetActorId = -1;
         esm.getHNOT (mTargetActorId, "TAID");
         esm.getHNT (mRemainingDuration, "DURA");
         mCellId = esm.getHNOString ("CELL");
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ namespace AiSequence
     {
         esm.getHNT (mData, "DATA");
         mTargetId = esm.getHNString("TARG");
+        mTargetActorId = -1;
         esm.getHNOT (mTargetActorId, "TAID");
         esm.getHNT (mRemainingDuration, "DURA");
         mCellId = esm.getHNOString ("CELL");