diff --git a/source/games/exhumed/src/freelistarray.h b/source/games/exhumed/src/freelistarray.h
index f56fedd38..6e0cb4262 100644
--- a/source/games/exhumed/src/freelistarray.h
+++ b/source/games/exhumed/src/freelistarray.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ public:
     enum { count = size };
     void Clear()
     {
+        memset(DataList, 0, sizeof(DataList));
         freecount = size;
         for (int i = 0; i < size; i++)
         {
@@ -61,6 +62,8 @@ public:
 
     void Release(int i)
     {
+        // Important: This must not clear the released objects because several 
+        // linked list loops are written to access the 'next' field after the Release call!
         FreeList[freecount++] = i;
     }
 
diff --git a/source/games/exhumed/src/lighting.cpp b/source/games/exhumed/src/lighting.cpp
index b1c6f3027..a3d8953e5 100644
--- a/source/games/exhumed/src/lighting.cpp
+++ b/source/games/exhumed/src/lighting.cpp
@@ -539,6 +539,7 @@ loc_1868A:
         {
             nLastFlash = edi;
         }
+        pFlash->pActor = nullptr;
         sFlash.Release(nFlash);
     }
 }
diff --git a/source/games/exhumed/src/move.cpp b/source/games/exhumed/src/move.cpp
index b26c88bee..ec0d534dc 100644
--- a/source/games/exhumed/src/move.cpp
+++ b/source/games/exhumed/src/move.cpp
@@ -801,6 +801,7 @@ int GetUpAngle(DExhumedActor* pActor1, int nVal, DExhumedActor* pActor2, int ecx
 void InitPushBlocks()
 {
     nPushBlocks = 0;
+    memset(sBlockInfo, 0, sizeof(sBlockInfo));
 }
 
 int GrabPushBlock()