diff --git a/src/kernel/faction.test.c b/src/kernel/faction.test.c
index b0d0d2ee2..94c6a77c1 100644
--- a/src/kernel/faction.test.c
+++ b/src/kernel/faction.test.c
@@ -70,9 +70,12 @@ static void test_remove_dead_factions(CuTest *tc) {
 
 static void test_addfaction(CuTest *tc) {
     faction *f = 0;
-    const struct race *rc = rc_get_or_create("human");
-    const struct locale *lang = get_or_create_locale("en");
+    const struct race *rc;
+    const struct locale *lang;
 
+    test_cleanup();
+    rc = rc_get_or_create("human");
+    lang = get_or_create_locale("en");
     f = addfaction("test@eressea.de", "hurrdurr", rc, lang, 1234);
     CuAssertPtrNotNull(tc, f);
     CuAssertPtrNotNull(tc, f->name);
diff --git a/src/kernel/unit.c b/src/kernel/unit.c
index 07731e636..ca779e7ef 100644
--- a/src/kernel/unit.c
+++ b/src/kernel/unit.c
@@ -1631,6 +1631,7 @@ int countheroes(const struct faction *f)
     return n;
 }
 
+/** Returns the raw unit name, like "Frodo", or "Seeschlange" */
 const char *unit_getname(const unit * u)
 {
     if (!u->_name) {
@@ -1883,6 +1884,7 @@ typedef char name[OBJECTIDSIZE + 1];
 static name idbuf[8];
 static int nextbuf = 0;
 
+/** Puts human-readable unit name, with number, like "Frodo (hobb)" into buffer */
 char *write_unitname(const unit * u, char *buffer, size_t size)
 {
     const char * name = unit_getname(u);
@@ -1891,6 +1893,7 @@ char *write_unitname(const unit * u, char *buffer, size_t size)
     return buffer;
 }
 
+/** Returns human-readable unit name, with number, like "Frodo (hobb)" */
 const char *unitname(const unit * u)
 {
     char *ubuf = idbuf[(++nextbuf) % 8];
diff --git a/src/kernel/unit.h b/src/kernel/unit.h
index 95e789c3c..36fb63d43 100644
--- a/src/kernel/unit.h
+++ b/src/kernel/unit.h
@@ -82,14 +82,14 @@ extern "C" {
         struct unit *nextF;         /* nächste Einheit der Partei */
         struct unit *prevF;         /* vorherige Einheit der Partei */
         struct region *region;
-        int no;
+        int no;                     /* id */
         int hp;
         char *_name;
         char *display;
         struct faction *faction;
         struct building *building;
         struct ship *ship;
-        unsigned short number;
+        unsigned short number;      /* persons */
         short age;
 
         /* skill data */
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ extern "C" {
         int flags;
         struct attrib *attribs;
         status_t status;
-        int n;                      /* enno: attribut? */
+        int n;                      /* helper temporariy variable, used in econmy, enno: attribut? */
         int wants;                  /* enno: attribut? */
     } unit;
 
diff --git a/src/kernel/unit.test.c b/src/kernel/unit.test.c
index 659871745..100ea668c 100644
--- a/src/kernel/unit.test.c
+++ b/src/kernel/unit.test.c
@@ -197,6 +197,20 @@ static void test_update_monster_name(CuTest *tc) {
     test_cleanup();
 }
 
+static void test_names(CuTest *tc) {
+    unit *u;
+
+    test_cleanup();
+    test_create_world();
+    u = test_create_unit(test_create_faction(test_create_race("human")), findregion(0, 0));
+
+    unit_setname(u, "Hodor");
+    unit_setid(u, 5);
+    CuAssertStrEquals(tc, "Hodor", unit_getname(u));
+    CuAssertStrEquals(tc, "Hodor (5)", unitname(u));
+    test_cleanup();
+}
+
 CuSuite *get_unit_suite(void)
 {
     CuSuite *suite = CuSuiteNew();
@@ -209,5 +223,6 @@ CuSuite *get_unit_suite(void)
     SUITE_ADD_TEST(suite, test_remove_units_without_faction);
     SUITE_ADD_TEST(suite, test_remove_units_with_dead_faction);
     SUITE_ADD_TEST(suite, test_remove_empty_units_in_region);
+    SUITE_ADD_TEST(suite, test_names);
     return suite;
 }
diff --git a/src/names.c b/src/names.c
index dcd032f28..6681877fd 100644
--- a/src/names.c
+++ b/src/names.c
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ const char *silbe3[SIL3] = {
 
 static const char *generic_name(const unit * u)
 {
-    const char * name = rc_name_s(u_race(u), (u->no == 1) ? NAME_SINGULAR : NAME_PLURAL);
+    const char * name = rc_name_s(u_race(u), (u->number == 1) ? NAME_SINGULAR : NAME_PLURAL);
     return LOC(u->faction->locale, name);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/spells/combatspells.c b/src/spells/combatspells.c
index 1cb4c8444..77436f563 100644
--- a/src/spells/combatspells.c
+++ b/src/spells/combatspells.c
@@ -1748,7 +1748,7 @@ int sp_undeadhero(struct castorder * co)
             if (j > 0) {
                 item **ilist;
                 unit *u =
-                    create_unit(r, mage->faction, 0, get_race(RC_UNDEAD), 0, du->_name,
+                    create_unit(r, mage->faction, 0, get_race(RC_UNDEAD), 0, unit_getname(du),
                     du);
 
                 /* new units gets some stats from old unit */