diff --git a/source/blood/src/actor.cpp b/source/blood/src/actor.cpp
index 3f54469b8..829a34a35 100644
--- a/source/blood/src/actor.cpp
+++ b/source/blood/src/actor.cpp
@@ -2551,12 +2551,6 @@ void actInit(bool bSaveLoad) {
         // reset counters
         gProxySpritesCount = gSightSpritesCount = gPhysSpritesCount = 0;
 
-        // reset qav player index
-        for (int i = 0; i < kMaxPlayers; i++) {
-            gQavScene[i].index = -1;
-            gQavScene[i].qavId = NULL;
-        }
-
         // fill arrays with negative values to avoid xvel 0 situation
         memset(gSightSpritesList, -1, sizeof(gSightSpritesList));
         memset(gProxySpritesList, -1, sizeof(gProxySpritesList));
diff --git a/source/blood/src/player.cpp b/source/blood/src/player.cpp
index f870260a3..57ba93c81 100644
--- a/source/blood/src/player.cpp
+++ b/source/blood/src/player.cpp
@@ -898,6 +898,12 @@ void playerStart(int nPlayer)
     PLAYER* pPlayer = &gPlayer[nPlayer];
     GINPUT* pInput = &pPlayer->input;
     ZONE* pStartZone = NULL;
+    
+    // reset qav player index
+    if (gModernMap) {
+        gQavScene[pPlayer->nPlayer].index = -1;
+        gQavScene[pPlayer->nPlayer].qavId = NULL;
+    }
 
     // normal start position
     if (gGameOptions.nGameType <= 1)
diff --git a/source/blood/src/player.h b/source/blood/src/player.h
index 492ce5196..378ad611d 100644
--- a/source/blood/src/player.h
+++ b/source/blood/src/player.h
@@ -212,8 +212,8 @@ struct POWERUPINFO {
 
 
 struct QAVSCENE {
-    short index;
-    QAV* qavId;
+    short index = -1;
+    QAV* qavId = NULL;
 };
 extern QAVSCENE gQavScene[kMaxPlayers];