diff --git a/apps/openmw-mp/processors/player/ProcessorPlayerDeath.hpp b/apps/openmw-mp/processors/player/ProcessorPlayerDeath.hpp
index 94e29a728..bbfb0c731 100644
--- a/apps/openmw-mp/processors/player/ProcessorPlayerDeath.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw-mp/processors/player/ProcessorPlayerDeath.hpp
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ namespace mwmp
         {
             LOG_MESSAGE_SIMPLE(Log::LOG_INFO, "Received %s from %s", strPacketID.c_str(), player.npc.mName.c_str());
 
+            player.creatureStats.mDead = true;
+
             packet.Send(true);
 
             Script::Call<Script::CallbackIdentity("OnPlayerDeath")>(player.getId());
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmp/processors/player/ProcessorPlayerDeath.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwmp/processors/player/ProcessorPlayerDeath.hpp
index 797dd3ec7..c6958eca3 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmp/processors/player/ProcessorPlayerDeath.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmp/processors/player/ProcessorPlayerDeath.hpp
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ namespace mwmp
             {
                 LOG_APPEND(Log::LOG_INFO, "- Packet was about me");
 
+                player->creatureStats.mDead = true;
+
                 MWWorld::Ptr playerPtr = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getPlayerPtr();
                 MWMechanics::DynamicStat<float> health = playerPtr.getClass().getCreatureStats(playerPtr).getHealth();
                 health.setCurrent(0);
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmp/processors/player/ProcessorPlayerResurrect.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwmp/processors/player/ProcessorPlayerResurrect.hpp
index 3ee11262e..e79df2ce1 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmp/processors/player/ProcessorPlayerResurrect.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmp/processors/player/ProcessorPlayerResurrect.hpp
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ namespace mwmp
             if (isLocal())
             {
                 LOG_APPEND(Log::LOG_INFO, "- Packet was about me with resurrectType of %i", player->resurrectType);
+
+                player->creatureStats.mDead = false;
                 
                 MWWorld::Ptr playerPtr = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getPlayerPtr();
 
diff --git a/components/openmw-mp/Packets/Player/PacketPlayerDeath.hpp b/components/openmw-mp/Packets/Player/PacketPlayerDeath.hpp
index d65099114..d558a5cfc 100644
--- a/components/openmw-mp/Packets/Player/PacketPlayerDeath.hpp
+++ b/components/openmw-mp/Packets/Player/PacketPlayerDeath.hpp
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ namespace mwmp
         void Packet(RakNet::BitStream *bs, bool send)
         {
             PlayerPacket::Packet(bs, send);
-            RW(player->creatureStats.mDead, send);
 
             RW(player->deathReason, send, 1);
         }
diff --git a/components/openmw-mp/Packets/Player/PacketPlayerResurrect.cpp b/components/openmw-mp/Packets/Player/PacketPlayerResurrect.cpp
index db01227b4..9a35e3784 100644
--- a/components/openmw-mp/Packets/Player/PacketPlayerResurrect.cpp
+++ b/components/openmw-mp/Packets/Player/PacketPlayerResurrect.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,5 @@ void PacketPlayerResurrect::Packet(RakNet::BitStream *bs, bool send)
 {
     PlayerPacket::Packet(bs, send);
 
-    RW(player->creatureStats.mDead, send);
     RW(player->resurrectType, send);
 }