diff --git a/src/common/kernel/eressea.c b/src/common/kernel/eressea.c
index 3716a8a54..733dcbf3d 100644
--- a/src/common/kernel/eressea.c
+++ b/src/common/kernel/eressea.c
@@ -292,7 +292,6 @@ const char *keywords[MAXKEYWORDS] =
 	"MACHEN",
 	"NACH",
 	"PASSWORT",
-	"REGION",
 	"REKRUTIEREN",
 	"RESERVIEREN",
 	"ROUTE",
@@ -1264,6 +1263,7 @@ parse(keyword_t kword, int (*dofun)(unit *, struct order *), boolean thisorder)
         order * ord = *ordp;
         if (get_keyword(ord) == kword) {
           if (dofun(u, ord)!=0) break;
+		  if (u->orders==NULL) break;
         }
         if (thisorder) break;
         if (*ordp==ord) ordp=&ord->next;
diff --git a/src/common/kernel/eressea.h b/src/common/kernel/eressea.h
index a99189669..d55f024fe 100644
--- a/src/common/kernel/eressea.h
+++ b/src/common/kernel/eressea.h
@@ -412,7 +412,6 @@ enum {
   K_MAKE,
   K_MOVE,
   K_PASSWORD,
-  K_DUMMY,
   K_RECRUIT,
   K_RESERVE,
   K_ROUTE,
diff --git a/src/common/kernel/order.c b/src/common/kernel/order.c
index 48f61527c..fc48c6be7 100644
--- a/src/common/kernel/order.c
+++ b/src/common/kernel/order.c
@@ -161,11 +161,9 @@ write_order(const order * ord, const struct locale * lang, char * buffer, size_t
   if (ord==0 || ord->_keyword==NOKEYWORD) {
     buffer[0]=0;
   } else {
-#ifndef NDEBUG
-    const char * s = cmd->_str;
-    assert(findkeyword(parse_token(&s), lang)==cmd->_keyword);
-#endif
-    strncpy(buffer, cmd->_str, size);
+    char * s = getcommand(ord);
+    strncpy(buffer, s, size);
+	free(s);
   }
   return buffer;
 }
diff --git a/src/common/kernel/save.c b/src/common/kernel/save.c
index bba8a2ccb..c219124ea 100644
--- a/src/common/kernel/save.c
+++ b/src/common/kernel/save.c
@@ -491,6 +491,7 @@ unitorders(FILE * F, struct faction * f)
         boolean quit = false;
         switch (findparam(s, u->faction->locale)) {
           case P_UNIT:
+          case P_REGION:
           case P_FACTION:
           case P_NEXT:
           case P_GAMENAME:
@@ -1201,8 +1202,9 @@ writeunit(FILE * F, const unit * u)
 	wi(F, u->flags & UFL_SAVEMASK);
 	wnl(F);
 	for (ord = u->orders; ord; ord=ord->next) {
-    if (is_persistent(ord) && get_keyword(ord)!=NOKEYWORD) {
-      writeorder(ord, u->faction->locale, F);
+	  if (is_persistent(ord)) {
+		writeorder(ord, u->faction->locale, F);
+	  }
 	}
 	ws(F, ""); /* Abschluß der persistenten Befehle */
 	writeorder(u->lastorder, u->faction->locale, F);