diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwclass/door.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwclass/door.cpp
index f2d79a0a3e..cd20398698 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwclass/door.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwclass/door.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ namespace MWClass
     class DoorCustomData : public MWWorld::CustomData
     {
     public:
-        MWWorld::DoorState mDoorState;
+        MWWorld::DoorState mDoorState = MWWorld::DoorState::Idle;
 
         virtual MWWorld::CustomData *clone() const;
 
@@ -344,8 +344,6 @@ namespace MWClass
         if (!ptr.getRefData().getCustomData())
         {
             std::unique_ptr<DoorCustomData> data(new DoorCustomData);
-
-            data->mDoorState = MWWorld::DoorState::Idle;
             ptr.getRefData().setCustomData(data.release());
         }
     }
diff --git a/components/esm/doorstate.cpp b/components/esm/doorstate.cpp
index 0487be7a4d..4378bb2197 100644
--- a/components/esm/doorstate.cpp
+++ b/components/esm/doorstate.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 #include "esmreader.hpp"
 #include "esmwriter.hpp"
 
+#include <components/debug/debuglog.hpp>
+
 namespace ESM
 {
 
@@ -12,12 +14,20 @@ namespace ESM
 
         mDoorState = 0;
         esm.getHNOT (mDoorState, "ANIM");
+        if (mDoorState < 0 || mDoorState > 2)
+            Log(Debug::Warning) << "Dropping invalid door state (" << mDoorState << ") for door \"" << mRef.mRefID << "\"";
     }
 
     void DoorState::save(ESMWriter &esm, bool inInventory) const
     {
         ObjectState::save(esm, inInventory);
 
+        if (mDoorState < 0 || mDoorState > 2)
+        {
+            Log(Debug::Warning) << "Dropping invalid door state (" << mDoorState << ") for door \"" << mRef.mRefID << "\"";
+            return;
+        }
+
         if (mDoorState != 0)
             esm.writeHNT ("ANIM", mDoorState);
     }
diff --git a/components/esm/doorstate.hpp b/components/esm/doorstate.hpp
index 0df30afb00..c2e7658809 100644
--- a/components/esm/doorstate.hpp
+++ b/components/esm/doorstate.hpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ namespace ESM
 
     struct DoorState : public ObjectState
     {
-        int mDoorState;
+        int mDoorState = 0;
 
         virtual void load (ESMReader &esm);
         virtual void save (ESMWriter &esm, bool inInventory = false) const;