diff --git a/environment.cpp b/environment.cpp
index f0717bef..5ee36983 100644
--- a/environment.cpp
+++ b/environment.cpp
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ EX void bfs() {
           c2->item = itNone;
           c2->landparam |= 2;
           c2->landparam &= ~1;
-          if(!c2->monst) c2->monst = moBomberbird;
+          if(!c2->monst) c2->monst = moBomberbird, c2->stuntime = 0;
           }
         
         if(c2->item == itBarrow && c2->cpdist == distlimit && c2->wall != waBarrowDig) {
diff --git a/items.cpp b/items.cpp
index d482f58d..4717fa12 100644
--- a/items.cpp
+++ b/items.cpp
@@ -166,10 +166,12 @@ EX bool collectItem(cell *c2, bool telekinesis IS(false)) {
   else if(c2->item == itOrbLife) {
     playSound(c2, "pickup-orb"); // TODO summon
     placeGolem(cwt.at, c2, moGolem);
+    if(cwt.at->monst == moGolem) cwt.at->stuntime = 0;
     }
   else if(c2->item == itOrbFriend) {
     playSound(c2, "pickup-orb"); // TODO summon
     placeGolem(cwt.at, c2, moTameBomberbird);
+    if(cwt.at->monst == moTameBomberbird) cwt.at->stuntime = 0;
     }
 #if CAP_TOUR
   else if(tour::on && (c2->item == itOrbSafety || c2->item == itOrbRecall)) {
diff --git a/landgen.cpp b/landgen.cpp
index 44679ed5..bd86d722 100644
--- a/landgen.cpp
+++ b/landgen.cpp
@@ -253,6 +253,8 @@ EX void gen_eclectic_monster(cell *c) {
     cell *c1 = c;
     c1->monst = moPair;
     c2->monst = moPair;
+    c1->stuntime = 0;
+    c2->stuntime = 0;
     c1->mondir = neighborId(c1, c2);
     c2->mondir = neighborId(c2, c1);
     }
@@ -911,6 +913,7 @@ EX void giantLandSwitch(cell *c, int d, cell *from) {
             c->item = itTrollEgg;
             forCellCM(c2, c) forCellCM(c3, c2) {
               c3->monst = pickTroll(c);
+              c3->stuntime = 0;
               c2->item = itTrollEgg;
               }
             }
@@ -1696,6 +1699,7 @@ EX void giantLandSwitch(cell *c, int d, cell *from) {
           forCellIdEx(c2, i, c) {
             c2->monst = moKrakenT;
             c2->hitpoints = 1;
+            c2->stuntime = 0;
             c2->mondir = c->c.spin(i);
             }
           if(!peace::on) playSound(c, "seen-kraken");
@@ -2050,7 +2054,9 @@ EX void giantLandSwitch(cell *c, int d, cell *from) {
                   c->item = itHunting;
                   auto& p = next[hrand(isize(next))];
                   p.first->monst = moHunterGuard;
+                  p.first->stuntime = 0;
                   p.second->monst = moHunterGuard;
+                  p.second->stuntime = 0;
                   }
                 }
               else if(items[itHunting] < 10) {
@@ -2069,8 +2075,10 @@ EX void giantLandSwitch(cell *c, int d, cell *from) {
                       cell *dog2 = dogcells[hrand(isize(dogcells))];
                       if(valence() != 3 || isNeighbor(dog1, dog2)) {
                         dog1->monst = moHunterGuard;
+                        dog1->stuntime = 0;
                         dog1->landparam = 0;
                         dog2->monst = moHunterGuard;
+                        dog2->stuntime = 0;
                         dog2->landparam = 1;
                         break;
                         }
@@ -2078,7 +2086,9 @@ EX void giantLandSwitch(cell *c, int d, cell *from) {
                     }
                   else if(isize(dogcells)) {
                     c->item = itHunting;
-                    dogcells[hrand(isize(dogcells))]->monst = moHunterGuard;
+                    cell *dog = dogcells[hrand(isize(dogcells))];
+                    dog->monst = moHunterGuard;
+                    dog->stuntime = 0;
                     }
                   }
                 }
@@ -2339,6 +2349,8 @@ EX void giantLandSwitch(cell *c, int d, cell *from) {
           if(c2->monst || c2->wall) return;
           c1->monst = moPair;
           c2->monst = moPair;
+          c1->stuntime = 0;
+          c2->stuntime = 0;
           c1->mondir = neighborId(c1, c2);
           c2->mondir = neighborId(c2, c1);
           }
@@ -3016,6 +3028,8 @@ EX void setdist(cell *c, int d, cell *from) {
   if(d < BARLEV) brownian::apply_futures(c);
   #endif
 
+  if(!c->monst) c->stuntime = 0;
+
   giantLandSwitch(c, d, from);
   
   if(d == min(reduced_barlev, 9)) moreBigStuff(c);
diff --git a/monstergen.cpp b/monstergen.cpp
index 1393ece1..e50cda61 100644
--- a/monstergen.cpp
+++ b/monstergen.cpp
@@ -527,10 +527,12 @@ EX void wandering() {
           forCellCM(c3, c2) if(c3->monst || c3->wall != waSea) 
             goto notfound;
           c2->monst = moKrakenH;
+          c2->stuntime = 0;
           playSeenSound(c2);
           for(int i=0; i<c2->type; i++) {
             c2->move(i)->monst = moKrakenT;
             c2->move(i)->hitpoints = 1;
+            c2->move(i)->stuntime = 0;
             c2->move(i)->mondir = c2->c.spin(i);
             }
           goto found;
diff --git a/orbs.cpp b/orbs.cpp
index bf33c3cc..03881b2c 100644
--- a/orbs.cpp
+++ b/orbs.cpp
@@ -602,6 +602,7 @@ EX void teleportTo(cell *dest) {
   playSound(dest, "other-teleport");
   if(dest->monst) {
     cwt.at->monst = dest->monst;
+    cwt.at->stuntime = dest->stuntime;
     dest->monst = moNone;
     }
     
@@ -1074,6 +1075,7 @@ void poly_attack(cell *dest) {
 
 void placeIllusion(cell *c) {
   c->monst = moIllusion;
+  c->stuntime = 0;
   useupOrb(itOrbIllusion, 5);
   addMessage(XLAT("You create an Illusion!"));
   bfs();