diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwscript/interpretercontext.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwscript/interpretercontext.cpp
index 55059b522..152fcf85c 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwscript/interpretercontext.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwscript/interpretercontext.cpp
@@ -278,6 +278,8 @@ namespace MWScript
 
         int index = MWBase::Environment::get().getScriptManager()->getLocalIndex (scriptId, name, 's');
 
+        ptr.getRefData().setLocals (
+            *MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getStore().scripts.find (scriptId));
         return ptr.getRefData().getLocals().mShorts[index];
     }
 
@@ -289,6 +291,8 @@ namespace MWScript
 
         int index = MWBase::Environment::get().getScriptManager()->getLocalIndex (scriptId, name, 'l');
 
+        ptr.getRefData().setLocals (
+            *MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getStore().scripts.find (scriptId));
         return ptr.getRefData().getLocals().mLongs[index];
     }
 
@@ -300,6 +304,8 @@ namespace MWScript
 
         int index = MWBase::Environment::get().getScriptManager()->getLocalIndex (scriptId, name, 'f');
 
+        ptr.getRefData().setLocals (
+            *MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getStore().scripts.find (scriptId));
         return ptr.getRefData().getLocals().mFloats[index];
     }
 
@@ -311,6 +317,8 @@ namespace MWScript
 
         int index = MWBase::Environment::get().getScriptManager()->getLocalIndex (scriptId, name, 's');
 
+        ptr.getRefData().setLocals (
+            *MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getStore().scripts.find (scriptId));
         ptr.getRefData().getLocals().mShorts[index] = value;
     }
 
@@ -322,6 +330,8 @@ namespace MWScript
 
         int index = MWBase::Environment::get().getScriptManager()->getLocalIndex (scriptId, name, 'l');
 
+        ptr.getRefData().setLocals (
+            *MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getStore().scripts.find (scriptId));
         ptr.getRefData().getLocals().mLongs[index] = value;
     }
 
@@ -333,6 +343,8 @@ namespace MWScript
 
         int index = MWBase::Environment::get().getScriptManager()->getLocalIndex (scriptId, name, 'f');
 
+        ptr.getRefData().setLocals (
+            *MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getStore().scripts.find (scriptId));
         ptr.getRefData().getLocals().mFloats[index] = value;
     }
 
diff --git a/components/compiler/generator.cpp b/components/compiler/generator.cpp
index b619ad67a..9b02e4273 100644
--- a/components/compiler/generator.cpp
+++ b/components/compiler/generator.cpp
@@ -794,6 +794,8 @@ namespace Compiler
 
             index = literals.addString (id);
 
+            opPushInt (code, index);
+
             switch (localType)
             {
                 case 'f':
diff --git a/components/interpreter/localopcodes.hpp b/components/interpreter/localopcodes.hpp
index 852fa7099..4b0edff9c 100644
--- a/components/interpreter/localopcodes.hpp
+++ b/components/interpreter/localopcodes.hpp
@@ -278,7 +278,6 @@ namespace Interpreter
                 std::string variable = runtime.getStringLiteral (index);
                 runtime.pop();
 
-                index = runtime[0].mInteger;
                 int value = runtime.getContext().getMemberShort (id, variable);
                 runtime[0].mInteger = value;
             }
@@ -296,7 +295,6 @@ namespace Interpreter
                 std::string variable = runtime.getStringLiteral (index);
                 runtime.pop();
 
-                index = runtime[0].mInteger;
                 int value = runtime.getContext().getMemberLong (id, variable);
                 runtime[0].mInteger = value;
             }
@@ -314,7 +312,6 @@ namespace Interpreter
                 std::string variable = runtime.getStringLiteral (index);
                 runtime.pop();
 
-                index = runtime[0].mInteger;
                 float value = runtime.getContext().getMemberFloat (id, variable);
                 runtime[0].mFloat = value;
             }