diff --git a/conf/eressea.ini b/conf/eressea.ini
index 6834005cc..1bc14283d 100644
--- a/conf/eressea.ini
+++ b/conf/eressea.ini
@@ -1,18 +1,19 @@
+
 [eressea]
-base = .
-report = reports
-verbose = 0
-lomem = 0
-debug = 0
-memcheck = 0
-locales = de,en
-;game_id = 0
+base                           = .
+report                         = reports
+verbose                        = 0
+lomem                          = 0
+debug                          = 0
+memcheck                       = 0
+locales                        = de,en
 
 [lua]
-install = ../git
-paths = ../git/lunit:../git/scripts
-maxnmrs = 20
-rules = e2 ; can use -r to override
+install                        = ../git
+paths                          = lunit:scripts
+maxnmrs                        = 20
+rules                          = e2
 
 [editor]
-color = 1
+color                          = 1
+
diff --git a/src/kernel/unit.c b/src/kernel/unit.c
index 6e7f1eaa0..65b3bd4bb 100644
--- a/src/kernel/unit.c
+++ b/src/kernel/unit.c
@@ -702,7 +702,7 @@ void set_level(unit * u, skill_t sk, int value)
 {
     skill *sv = u->skills;
 
-    assert(sk != SK_MAGIC || is_monsters(u->faction) || u->number == 1);
+    assert(sk != SK_MAGIC || !u->faction || is_monsters(u->faction) || u->number == 1);
     if (!skill_enabled(sk))
         return;