diff --git a/src/common/gamecode/creport.c b/src/common/gamecode/creport.c
index 2e7640499..e66bc21cd 100644
--- a/src/common/gamecode/creport.c
+++ b/src/common/gamecode/creport.c
@@ -778,6 +778,7 @@ cr_output_unit(FILE * F, const region * r,
 #ifdef LASTORDER
       if (ord==u->lastorder) continue;
 #endif
+      if (u->old_orders && is_repeated(ord)) continue; /* unit has defaults */
       if (is_persistent(ord)) {
         fwriteorder(F, ord, f->locale);
         fputc('\n', F);
diff --git a/src/common/gamecode/laws.c b/src/common/gamecode/laws.c
index 9a41768d8..121b400a2 100644
--- a/src/common/gamecode/laws.c
+++ b/src/common/gamecode/laws.c
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ get_food(region *r)
       int hungry = u->number;
 
       while (donor!=NULL && hungry>0) {
-        /* alwayy start with the first known uint that may have some blood */
+        /* always start with the first known unit that may have some blood */
         static const struct potion_type * pt_blood;
         if (pt_blood==NULL) pt_blood = pt_find("peasantblood");
         while (donor!=NULL) {
diff --git a/src/common/gamecode/report.c b/src/common/gamecode/report.c
index 4ff318a73..451f09433 100644
--- a/src/common/gamecode/report.c
+++ b/src/common/gamecode/report.c
@@ -1603,6 +1603,7 @@ order_template(FILE * F, faction * f)
         }
 #endif
         for (ord = u->orders; ord; ord = ord->next) {
+          if (u->old_orders && is_repeated(ord)) continue; /* unit has defaults */
           if (is_persistent(ord)) {
             strcpy(buf, "   ");
             write_order(ord, u->faction->locale, buf+2, sizeof(buf)-2);
diff --git a/src/common/kernel/reports.c b/src/common/kernel/reports.c
index cece01f13..f18178879 100644
--- a/src/common/kernel/reports.c
+++ b/src/common/kernel/reports.c
@@ -442,6 +442,7 @@ bufunit(const faction * f, const unit * u, int indent, int mode)
             ++printed;
             break;
           }
+          if (printed) break; /* ein DEFAULT reicht */
           ord=ord->next;
         }
       }
diff --git a/src/common/kernel/save.c b/src/common/kernel/save.c
index 2dbace443..6673e9ff9 100644
--- a/src/common/kernel/save.c
+++ b/src/common/kernel/save.c
@@ -1246,6 +1246,7 @@ writeunit(FILE * F, const unit * u)
   }
 #endif
 	for (ord = u->orders; ord; ord=ord->next) {
+    if (u->old_orders && is_repeated(ord)) continue; /* has new defaults */
 	  if (is_persistent(ord)) {
       fwriteorder(F, ord, u->faction->locale);
       fputc(' ', F);