diff --git a/src/common/gamecode/report.c b/src/common/gamecode/report.c
index 6ab9a4600..b226284a0 100644
--- a/src/common/gamecode/report.c
+++ b/src/common/gamecode/report.c
@@ -2787,7 +2787,7 @@ reports(void)
 				if(f->age == 1) {
 					fprintf(BAT, "ls %s.nr %s.cr | zip -m -j -9 -@ %s.zip\n",
 						factionid(f), factionid(f), factionid(f));
-					fprintf(BAT, "zip -j -9 %s.zip ../res/%s/%s/welcome.txt", factionid(f), global.welcomepath, locale_name(f->locale));
+					fprintf(BAT, "zip -j -9 %s.zip ../res/%s/%s/welcome.txt\n", factionid(f), global.welcomepath, locale_name(f->locale));
 				} else {
 					fprintf(BAT, "ls %s.nr %s.cr | zip -m -j -9 -@ %s.zip\n",
 						factionid(f), factionid(f), factionid(f));
diff --git a/src/common/kernel/save.c b/src/common/kernel/save.c
index 0db33f280..4fdb881e2 100644
--- a/src/common/kernel/save.c
+++ b/src/common/kernel/save.c
@@ -2124,7 +2124,7 @@ writegame(char *path, char quiet)
 			wnl(F);
 			write_items(F, u->items);
 			wnl(F);
-			assert(u->hp);
+			if(u->hp = 0) u->hp = 1;
 			wi(F, u->hp);
 			wnl(F);
 #if RELEASE_VERSION < MAGE_ATTRIB_VERSION