diff --git a/source/games/exhumed/src/engine.h b/source/games/exhumed/src/engine.h
index 496c5bd62..de4c39f03 100644
--- a/source/games/exhumed/src/engine.h
+++ b/source/games/exhumed/src/engine.h
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ enum {
     kSectLava = 0x4000,
 };
 
-extern DVector3 initpos;
 extern sectortype* initsectp;
 
 extern int nCurChunkNum;
diff --git a/source/games/exhumed/src/init.cpp b/source/games/exhumed/src/init.cpp
index de752aca7..5a7b667b8 100644
--- a/source/games/exhumed/src/init.cpp
+++ b/source/games/exhumed/src/init.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ enum
     kTagRamses = 61,
 };
 
-DVector3 initpos;
 sectortype* initsectp;
 
 int nCurChunkNum = 0;
@@ -144,6 +143,7 @@ uint8_t LoadLevel(MapRecord* map)
 
     sectortype* initsect;
     SpawnSpriteDef spawned;
+    DVector3 initpos;
     int16_t mapang;
     loadMap(currentLevel->fileName, 0, &initpos, &mapang, &initsect, spawned);
     initsectp = initsect;
@@ -769,7 +769,7 @@ void ExamineSprites(TArray<DExhumedActor*>& actors)
     {
         auto pActor = insertActor(initsectp, 0);
 
-        pActor->spr.pos = initpos;
+        pActor->spr.pos = PlayerList[nLocalPlayer].pActor->spr.pos;
         pActor->spr.cstat = CSTAT_SPRITE_INVISIBLE;
         nNetStartSprite[nNetStartSprites] = pActor;
         nNetStartSprites++;
@@ -837,8 +837,6 @@ void LoadObjects(TArray<DExhumedActor*>& actors)
         runlist_ChangeChannel(nChannel, 0);
         runlist_ReadyChannel(nChannel);
     }
-
-    nCamerapos = initpos;
 }
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -851,8 +849,7 @@ void SerializeInit(FSerializer& arc)
 {
     if (arc.BeginObject("init"))
     {
-        arc("init", initpos)
-            ("initsect", initsectp)
+        arc("initsect", initsectp)
             ("curchunk", nCurChunkNum)
             .Array("counters", Counters, kNumCounters)
             .EndObject();
diff --git a/source/games/exhumed/src/move.cpp b/source/games/exhumed/src/move.cpp
index 4b5114f25..e00350e21 100644
--- a/source/games/exhumed/src/move.cpp
+++ b/source/games/exhumed/src/move.cpp
@@ -944,7 +944,6 @@ void MoveSector(sectortype* pSector, DAngle nAngle, DVector2& nVel)
         TODO: Might need to be done elsewhere too?
     */
     auto pActor = PlayerList[nLocalPlayer].pActor;
-    initpos = pActor->spr.pos;
     initsectp = pActor->sector();
 }
 
diff --git a/source/games/exhumed/src/osdcmds.cpp b/source/games/exhumed/src/osdcmds.cpp
index dda1f0926..394498d6a 100644
--- a/source/games/exhumed/src/osdcmds.cpp
+++ b/source/games/exhumed/src/osdcmds.cpp
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ static int osdcmd_spawn(CCmdFuncPtr parm)
     if (parm->numparms != 1) return CCMD_SHOWHELP;
     if (!pActor) return CCMD_SHOWHELP;
     auto c = parm->parms[0];
+    auto& initpos = pActor->spr.pos;
 	auto sectp = initsectp;
     auto inita = pActor->spr.Angles.Yaw;
     if (!stricmp(c, "anubis")) BuildAnubis(nullptr, initpos, sectp, inita, false);
diff --git a/source/games/exhumed/src/player.cpp b/source/games/exhumed/src/player.cpp
index 200cb7039..663245264 100644
--- a/source/games/exhumed/src/player.cpp
+++ b/source/games/exhumed/src/player.cpp
@@ -2586,7 +2586,6 @@ sectdone:
     // loc_1C3B4:
     if (nPlayer == nLocalPlayer)
     {
-        initpos = pPlayerActor->spr.pos;
         initsectp = pPlayerActor->sector();
     }
 
diff --git a/source/games/exhumed/src/sequence.cpp b/source/games/exhumed/src/sequence.cpp
index 90689ff74..cb93e1c7c 100644
--- a/source/games/exhumed/src/sequence.cpp
+++ b/source/games/exhumed/src/sequence.cpp
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ int seq_PlotSequence(int nSprite, int16_t edx, int16_t nFrame, int16_t ecx)
         auto pSector =pTSprite->sectp;
         double nFloorZ = pSector->floorz;
 
-        if (nFloorZ <= PlayerList[nLocalPlayer].pActor->viewzoffset + initpos.Z) {
+        if (nFloorZ <= PlayerList[nLocalPlayer].pActor->viewzoffset + PlayerList[nLocalPlayer].pActor->spr.pos.Z) {
             pTSprite->ownerActor = nullptr;
         }
         else
diff --git a/source/games/exhumed/src/sound.cpp b/source/games/exhumed/src/sound.cpp
index 1b19b2ad8..cfd0b7151 100644
--- a/source/games/exhumed/src/sound.cpp
+++ b/source/games/exhumed/src/sound.cpp
@@ -433,9 +433,9 @@ void EXSoundEngine::CalcPosVel(int type, const void* source, const float pt[3],
             Snake* pSnake = &SnakeList[nSnakeCam];
             campos = pSnake->pSprites[0]->spr.pos;
         }
-        else
+        else if (const auto pActor = PlayerList[nLocalPlayer].pActor)
         {
-            campos = initpos;
+            campos = pActor->spr.pos;
         }
         auto fcampos = GetSoundPos(campos);
 
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ void GameInterface::UpdateSounds()
     }
     else if (pActor)
     {
-        pos = initpos;
+        pos = pActor->spr.pos;
         ang = pActor->spr.Angles.Yaw;
     }
     SoundListener listener;