diff --git a/source/build/include/build.h b/source/build/include/build.h
index cc6f7c75a..c61b66484 100644
--- a/source/build/include/build.h
+++ b/source/build/include/build.h
@@ -377,6 +377,7 @@ int32_t    engineInit(void);
 void   engineUnInit(void);
 void   initspritelists(void);
 
+void ValidateSprite(spritetype& spr);
 void engineLoadBoard(const char *filename, int flags, vec3_t *dapos, int16_t *daang, int *dacursectnum);
 void loadMapBackup(const char* filename);
 void G_LoadMapHack(const char* filename, const unsigned char*);
diff --git a/source/core/maploader.cpp b/source/core/maploader.cpp
index 14b954761..69e8a3eb0 100644
--- a/source/core/maploader.cpp
+++ b/source/core/maploader.cpp
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ static void SetWallPalV5()
 	}
 }
 
-static void ValidateSprite(spritetype& spr)
+void ValidateSprite(spritetype& spr)
 {
 	int index = int(&spr - sprite);
 	bool bugged = false;
@@ -224,10 +224,13 @@ static void ValidateSprite(spritetype& spr)
 	{
 		int sectnum = -1;
 		updatesector(spr.x, spr.y, &sectnum);
-		spr.sectnum = sectnum;
 
-		bugged = sectnum < 0;
-		if (bugged) Printf("Sprite #%d (%d,%d) with invalid sector %d\n", index, spr.x, spr.y, sectnum);
+		if (!DPrintf(DMSG_WARNING, "Sprite #%d (%d,%d) with invalid sector %d was corrected to sector %d\n", index, spr.x, spr.y, spr.sectnum, sectnum))
+		{
+			bugged = sectnum < 0;
+			if (bugged) Printf("Sprite #%d (%d,%d) with invalid sector %d\n", index, spr.x, spr.y, spr.sectnum);
+		}
+		spr.sectnum = sectnum;
 	}
 	if (bugged)
 	{
diff --git a/source/games/blood/src/db.cpp b/source/games/blood/src/db.cpp
index 40b6caf79..cb06d4b23 100644
--- a/source/games/blood/src/db.cpp
+++ b/source/games/blood/src/db.cpp
@@ -893,6 +893,7 @@ void dbLoadMap(const char *pPath, int *pX, int *pY, int *pZ, short *pAngle, shor
         pSprite->shade = load.shade;
         pSprite->blend = 0;
         pSprite->time = i;
+        ValidateSprite(*pSprite);
 
         InsertSpriteSect(i, sprite[i].sectnum);
         InsertSpriteStat(i, sprite[i].statnum);