diff --git a/components/detournavigator/asyncnavmeshupdater.cpp b/components/detournavigator/asyncnavmeshupdater.cpp
index 900d699420..cc3156a6c8 100644
--- a/components/detournavigator/asyncnavmeshupdater.cpp
+++ b/components/detournavigator/asyncnavmeshupdater.cpp
@@ -91,10 +91,7 @@ namespace DetourNavigator
 
         const auto recastMesh = getRecastMesh();
 
-        updateNavMesh(job.mAgentHalfExtents, *recastMesh, job.mChangedTile, mSettings,
-            job.mNavMeshCacheItem->mValue);
-
-        ++job.mNavMeshCacheItem->mNavMeshRevision;
+        updateNavMesh(job.mAgentHalfExtents, *recastMesh, job.mChangedTile, mSettings, *job.mNavMeshCacheItem);
 
         const auto finish = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
 
diff --git a/components/detournavigator/asyncnavmeshupdater.hpp b/components/detournavigator/asyncnavmeshupdater.hpp
index 649fa9ffb0..7ffa8f5f06 100644
--- a/components/detournavigator/asyncnavmeshupdater.hpp
+++ b/components/detournavigator/asyncnavmeshupdater.hpp
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #ifndef OPENMW_COMPONENTS_DETOURNAVIGATOR_ASYNCNAVMESHUPDATER_H
 #define OPENMW_COMPONENTS_DETOURNAVIGATOR_ASYNCNAVMESHUPDATER_H
 
+#include "navmeshcacheitem.hpp"
 #include "recastmesh.hpp"
-#include "sharednavmesh.hpp"
 #include "tileposition.hpp"
 
 #include <osg/Vec3f>
@@ -22,16 +22,6 @@ class dtNavMesh;
 
 namespace DetourNavigator
 {
-    struct NavMeshCacheItem
-    {
-        SharedNavMesh mValue;
-        std::size_t mRecastMeshRevision;
-        std::atomic_size_t mNavMeshRevision;
-
-        NavMeshCacheItem(const NavMeshPtr& value, std::size_t revision)
-            : mValue(value), mRecastMeshRevision(revision), mNavMeshRevision(0) {}
-    };
-
     class AsyncNavMeshUpdater
     {
     public:
diff --git a/components/detournavigator/makenavmesh.cpp b/components/detournavigator/makenavmesh.cpp
index 2d5d4c2429..a1c6d732a0 100644
--- a/components/detournavigator/makenavmesh.cpp
+++ b/components/detournavigator/makenavmesh.cpp
@@ -214,6 +214,23 @@ namespace
 
         return NavMeshData(navMeshData, navMeshDataSize);
     }
+
+    struct AutoIncrementRevision
+    {
+        std::atomic_size_t& mNavMeshRevision;
+        bool mNavMeshChanged;
+
+        AutoIncrementRevision(std::atomic_size_t& navMeshRevision)
+            : mNavMeshRevision(navMeshRevision)
+            , mNavMeshChanged(false)
+        {}
+
+        ~AutoIncrementRevision()
+        {
+            if (mNavMeshChanged)
+                ++mNavMeshRevision;
+        }
+    };
 }
 
 namespace DetourNavigator
@@ -241,7 +258,7 @@ namespace DetourNavigator
     }
 
     void updateNavMesh(const osg::Vec3f& agentHalfExtents, const RecastMesh& recastMesh,
-        const TilePosition& changedTile, const Settings& settings, SharedNavMesh& navMesh)
+        const TilePosition& changedTile, const Settings& settings, NavMeshCacheItem& navMeshCacheItem)
     {
         log("update NavMesh with mutiple tiles:",
             " agentHeight=", std::setprecision(std::numeric_limits<float>::max_exponent10),
@@ -255,15 +272,19 @@ namespace DetourNavigator
         const auto& boundsMin = recastMesh.getBoundsMin();
         const auto& boundsMax = recastMesh.getBoundsMax();
 
+        auto& navMesh = navMeshCacheItem.mValue;
         const auto& params = *navMesh.lock()->getParams();
         const osg::Vec3f origin(params.orig[0], params.orig[1], params.orig[2]);
 
         const auto x = changedTile.x();
         const auto y = changedTile.y();
 
+        AutoIncrementRevision incRev(navMeshCacheItem.mNavMeshRevision);
+
         {
             const auto locked = navMesh.lock();
-            locked->removeTile(locked->getTileRefAt(x, y, 0), nullptr, nullptr);
+            incRev.mNavMeshChanged = dtStatusSucceed(locked->removeTile(locked->getTileRefAt(x, y, 0),
+                                                                        nullptr, nullptr));
         }
 
         const auto tileBounds = makeTileBounds(settings, changedTile);
@@ -274,10 +295,17 @@ namespace DetourNavigator
             tileBorderMin, tileBorderMax, settings);
 
         if (!navMeshData.mValue)
+        {
+            log("ignore add tile: NavMeshData is null");
             return;
+        }
 
-        OPENMW_CHECK_DT_STATUS(navMesh.lock()->addTile(navMeshData.mValue.get(), navMeshData.mSize,
-                                                        DT_TILE_FREE_DATA, 0, 0));
+        const auto status = navMesh.lock()->addTile(navMeshData.mValue.get(), navMeshData.mSize,
+                                                    DT_TILE_FREE_DATA, 0, 0);
+        if (dtStatusSucceed(status))
+            incRev.mNavMeshChanged = true;
+        else
+            log("failed to add tile with status=", WriteDtStatus {status});
         navMeshData.mValue.release();
     }
 }
diff --git a/components/detournavigator/makenavmesh.hpp b/components/detournavigator/makenavmesh.hpp
index 60ad2acf7d..03c3e63625 100644
--- a/components/detournavigator/makenavmesh.hpp
+++ b/components/detournavigator/makenavmesh.hpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #define OPENMW_COMPONENTS_DETOURNAVIGATOR_MAKENAVMESH_H
 
 #include "settings.hpp"
+#include "navmeshcacheitem.hpp"
 #include "tileposition.hpp"
 
 #include <osg/Vec3f>
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ namespace DetourNavigator
     NavMeshPtr makeEmptyNavMesh(const Settings& settings);
 
     void updateNavMesh(const osg::Vec3f& agentHalfExtents, const RecastMesh& recastMesh,
-            const TilePosition& changedTile, const Settings& settings, SharedNavMesh& navMesh);
+            const TilePosition& changedTile, const Settings& settings, NavMeshCacheItem& navMeshCacheItem);
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/components/detournavigator/navmeshcacheitem.hpp b/components/detournavigator/navmeshcacheitem.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4c73fd05d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/detournavigator/navmeshcacheitem.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#ifndef OPENMW_COMPONENTS_DETOURNAVIGATOR_NAVMESHCACHEITEM_H
+#define OPENMW_COMPONENTS_DETOURNAVIGATOR_NAVMESHCACHEITEM_H
+
+#include "sharednavmesh.hpp"
+
+#include <atomic>
+
+namespace DetourNavigator
+{
+    struct NavMeshCacheItem
+    {
+        SharedNavMesh mValue;
+        std::size_t mRecastMeshRevision;
+        std::atomic_size_t mNavMeshRevision;
+
+        NavMeshCacheItem(const NavMeshPtr& value, std::size_t revision)
+            : mValue(value), mRecastMeshRevision(revision), mNavMeshRevision(0) {}
+    };
+}
+
+#endif