diff --git a/apps/openmw/engine.cpp b/apps/openmw/engine.cpp
index d515fcac17..93dd4c8b62 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/engine.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/engine.cpp
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ bool OMW::Engine::frameStarted(const Ogre::FrameEvent& evt)
 
     if (changed) // keep change flag for another frame, if cell changed happend in local script
         mEnvironment.mWorld->markCellAsUnchanged();
+        
+    // update actors
+    mEnvironment.mMechanicsManager->update();
 
     return true;
 }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/mechanicsmanager.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/mechanicsmanager.cpp
index ad40d2e0c8..96f82c2876 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/mechanicsmanager.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/mechanicsmanager.cpp
@@ -62,5 +62,10 @@ namespace MWMechanics
             else
                 ++iter;
     }
+    
+    void MechanicsManager::update()
+    {
+    
+    }
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/mechanicsmanager.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/mechanicsmanager.hpp
index e0c44b93ef..af01a2e2e7 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/mechanicsmanager.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/mechanicsmanager.hpp
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ namespace MWMechanics
                         
             void dropActors (const MWWorld::Ptr::CellStore *cellStore);
             ///< Deregister all actors in the given cell.
+            
+            void update();
+            ///< Update actor stats
     };
 }