diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/cellstore.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/cellstore.cpp
index 4f28fcfdfe..68ea2de000 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/cellstore.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/cellstore.cpp
@@ -246,6 +246,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
         {
             MWWorld::Ptr copied = object.getClass().copyToCell(object, *cellToMoveTo);
             object.getRefData().setCount(0);
+            object.getRefData().setBaseNode(NULL);
             return copied;
         }
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
index c64d90811b..930fddd3e8 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
@@ -1171,7 +1171,6 @@ namespace MWWorld
                     newPtr = currCell->moveTo(ptr, newCell);
 
                     mRendering->updatePtr(ptr, newPtr);
-                    ptr.getRefData().setBaseNode(NULL);
                     MWBase::Environment::get().getSoundManager()->updatePtr (ptr, newPtr);
                     mPhysics->updatePtr(ptr, newPtr);