diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/games/duke/ui/cutscenes.zs b/wadsrc/static/zscript/games/duke/ui/cutscenes.zs
index 38dcdd375..6909a46ac 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/games/duke/ui/cutscenes.zs
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/games/duke/ui/cutscenes.zs
@@ -188,13 +188,15 @@ class DukeCutscenes // Note: must be class, not struct, otherwise we cannot easi
 			7, DukeSnd.INTRO4_3 + 1,
 			12, DukeSnd.INTRO4_2 + 1,
 			26, DukeSnd.INTRO4_4 + 1);
-		runner.Append(MoviePlayerJob.CreateWithSoundinfo("vol42a.anm", soundinfo, MoviePlayer.NOSOUNDCUTOFF, 14, 14, 14));
+		let m = MoviePlayerJob.CreateWithSoundinfo("vol42a.anm", soundinfo, MoviePlayer.NOSOUNDCUTOFF, 14, 14, 14);
+		if (m) m.skipover = true;
+		runner.Append(m);
 
 		soundinfo.Pushv(
 			10, DukeSnd.INTRO4_6 + 1);
-		runner.Append(MoviePlayerJob.CreateWithSoundinfo("vol43a.anm", soundinfo, 0, 10, 10, 10));
-
-		runner.skipall = true;
+		m = MoviePlayerJob.CreateWithSoundinfo("vol43a.anm", soundinfo, 0, 10, 10, 10);
+		if (m) m.skipover = true;
+		runner.Append(m);
 	}
 
 	//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/screenjob.zs b/wadsrc/static/zscript/screenjob.zs
index 53c6d8a94..dd7763cd9 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/screenjob.zs
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/screenjob.zs
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ class ScreenJob : Object
 	int ticks;
 	int jobstate;
 
+	bool skipover;
+
 	enum EJobState
 	{
 		running = 0,	// normal operation
@@ -395,9 +397,9 @@ class ScreenJobRunner : Object
 
 		if (index >= 0) jobs[index].Destroy();
 		index++;
-		while (index < jobs.Size() && (jobs[index] == null || (skip && skipall)))
+		while (index < jobs.Size() && (jobs[index] == null || (skip && jobs[index].skipover)))
 		{
-			if (jobs[index] != null) jobs[index].Destroy();
+			if (jobs[index] != null && index < jobs.Size() - 1) jobs[index].Destroy(); // may not delete the last element - we still need it for shutting down.
 			index++;
 		}
 		actionState = clearbefore ? State_Clear : State_Run;