diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/games/duke/actors/heavyhbomb.zs b/wadsrc/static/zscript/games/duke/actors/heavyhbomb.zs
index 7abc4d003..28c702f9c 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/games/duke/actors/heavyhbomb.zs
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/games/duke/actors/heavyhbomb.zs
@@ -197,9 +197,9 @@ class DukePipeBomb : DukeActor
 						p.pals = Color(32, 0, 32, 0);
 					}
 
-					if (!self.mapSpawned || ud.respawn_items == 0)
+					if (Owner != self || ud.respawn_items == 0)
 					{
-						if (self.mapSpawned && ud.coop >= 1)
+						if (Owner == self && ud.coop >= 1)
 							return false;
 
 						self.Destroy();
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/games/duke/actors/recon.zs b/wadsrc/static/zscript/games/duke/actors/recon.zs
index c2032d898..495ce0716 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/games/duke/actors/recon.zs
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/games/duke/actors/recon.zs
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ class DukeRecon : DukeActor
 			self.angle += deltaangle(self.angle, (pactor.pos.XY - self.pos.XY).Angle()) * 0.25;
 		}
 
-		if (self.temp_data[0] != 2 && self.temp_data[0] != 3 && Owner && Owner != self)
+		if (self.temp_data[0] != 2 && self.temp_data[0] != 3 && Owner)
 		{
 			double dist = (Owner.pos.XY - self.pos.XY).Length();
 			if (dist <= 96)
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/games/duke/actors/waterdrip.zs b/wadsrc/static/zscript/games/duke/actors/waterdrip.zs
index 009d71a82..e26dcf629 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/games/duke/actors/waterdrip.zs
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/games/duke/actors/waterdrip.zs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class DukeWaterDrip : DukeActor
 			self.vel.X = frandom(1, 3);
 			self.DoMove(CLIPMASK0);
 		}
-		else if (owner == self)
+		else if (self.mapSpawned)
 		{
 			self.pos.Z += 4;
 			self.temp_pos.Z = self.pos.Z;