diff --git a/src/gs-entbase/server/func_breakable.cpp b/src/gs-entbase/server/func_breakable.cpp
index 0d8af486..3b220a69 100755
--- a/src/gs-entbase/server/func_breakable.cpp
+++ b/src/gs-entbase/server/func_breakable.cpp
@@ -165,7 +165,8 @@ void func_breakable::Death(int body)
 
 void func_breakable::Trigger(void)
 {
-	func_breakable::Death(0);
+	if (health > 0)
+		func_breakable::Death(0);
 }
 
 /*void func_breakable::PressureDeath(void)
diff --git a/src/server/valve/damage.c b/src/server/valve/damage.c
index ef4019b8..50de385c 100644
--- a/src/server/valve/damage.c
+++ b/src/server/valve/damage.c
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@ Damage_Apply(entity t, entity c, float dmg, int w, int type)
 		return;
 	}
 
+	/* already dead, please avoid recursion */
+	if (t.health <= 0) {
+		return;
+	}
+
 	/* skip armor */
 	if not (type & DMG_SKIP_ARMOR)
 	if (t.armor && dmg > 0) {