diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/activespells.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/activespells.cpp
index 9e64996e46..0f361f7ffc 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/activespells.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/activespells.cpp
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ namespace MWMechanics
             if (spell->mData.mType != ESM::Spell::ST_Spell && spell->mData.mType != ESM::Spell::ST_Power
                 && !isSpellActive(spell->mId))
             {
-                mSpells.emplace_back(ActiveSpellParams{ spell, ptr });
+                mSpells.emplace_back(ActiveSpellParams{ spell, ptr, true });
                 mSpells.back().setActiveSpellId(MWBase::Environment::get().getESMStore()->generateId());
             }
         }
@@ -506,9 +506,9 @@ namespace MWMechanics
         mQueue.emplace_back(params);
     }
 
-    void ActiveSpells::addSpell(const ESM::Spell* spell, const MWWorld::Ptr& actor)
+    void ActiveSpells::addSpell(const ESM::Spell* spell, const MWWorld::Ptr& actor, bool ignoreResistances)
     {
-        mQueue.emplace_back(ActiveSpellParams{ spell, actor, true });
+        mQueue.emplace_back(ActiveSpellParams{ spell, actor, ignoreResistances });
     }
 
     void ActiveSpells::purge(ParamsPredicate predicate, const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr)
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/activespells.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/activespells.hpp
index e4fa60ddb6..3e4dafdb26 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/activespells.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/activespells.hpp
@@ -137,8 +137,8 @@ namespace MWMechanics
         ///
         void addSpell(const ActiveSpellParams& params);
 
-        /// Bypasses resistances
-        void addSpell(const ESM::Spell* spell, const MWWorld::Ptr& actor);
+        /// Force resistances
+        void addSpell(const ESM::Spell* spell, const MWWorld::Ptr& actor, bool ignoreResistances = true);
 
         /// Removes the active effects from this spell/potion/.. with \a id
         void removeEffectsBySourceSpellId(const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr, const ESM::RefId& id);
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/disease.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/disease.hpp
index c793d5d540..262f813916 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/disease.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/disease.hpp
@@ -66,7 +66,9 @@ namespace MWMechanics
             if (Misc::Rng::rollDice(10000, prng) < x)
             {
                 // Contracted disease!
-                actor.getClass().getCreatureStats(actor).getSpells().add(spell);
+                MWMechanics::CreatureStats& creatureStats = actor.getClass().getCreatureStats(actor);
+                creatureStats.getSpells().add(spell);
+                creatureStats.getActiveSpells().addSpell(spell, actor, false);
                 MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->applyLoopingParticles(actor);
 
                 std::string msg = MWBase::Environment::get()