diff --git a/src/common/gamecode/creport.c b/src/common/gamecode/creport.c
index 9e771fcfe..27c8d0115 100644
--- a/src/common/gamecode/creport.c
+++ b/src/common/gamecode/creport.c
@@ -249,6 +249,8 @@ print_curses(FILE * F, const faction * viewer, const void * obj, typ_t typ)
           self = c->type->cansee(viewer, obj, typ, c, self);
         }
         dh = c->type->curseinfo(viewer->locale, obj, typ, c, self);
+      } else {
+        log_error(("no curseinfo for %s\n", c->type->cname));
       }
       if (dh==0) {
         if (c->type->info_str!=NULL) {
diff --git a/src/common/kernel/magic.c b/src/common/kernel/magic.c
index 757444000..75256a422 100644
--- a/src/common/kernel/magic.c
+++ b/src/common/kernel/magic.c
@@ -2476,14 +2476,14 @@ magic(void)
       boolean casted = false;
       order * ord;
 
-      if (u->race == new_race[RC_SPELL] || fval(u, UFL_LONGACTION))
+      if (u->number<=0 || u->race == new_race[RC_SPELL])
         continue;
 
       if (u->race == new_race[RC_INSECT] && r_insectstalled(r) &&
         !is_cursed(u->attribs, C_KAELTESCHUTZ,0))
         continue;
 
-      if(fval(u, UFL_WERE|UFL_LONGACTION)) {
+      if (fval(u, UFL_WERE|UFL_LONGACTION)) {
         continue;
       }