diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actors.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actors.cpp
index 673304d309..0cb7619db9 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actors.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actors.cpp
@@ -1767,12 +1767,10 @@ namespace MWMechanics
             while (reader.isNextSub("ID__"))
             {
                 std::string id = reader.getHString();
+                int count;
+                reader.getHNT(count, "COUN");
                 if (MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getStore().find(id))
-                {
-                    int count;
-                    reader.getHNT(count, "COUN");
                     mDeathCount[id] = count;
-                }
             }
         }
     }