diff --git a/components/esm/cellref.cpp b/components/esm/cellref.cpp
index 69841528f1..ab6ba27547 100644
--- a/components/esm/cellref.cpp
+++ b/components/esm/cellref.cpp
@@ -130,7 +130,10 @@ void ESM::CellRef::loadData(ESMReader &esm, bool &isDeleted)
     }
 
     if (mLockLevel == 0 && !mKey.empty())
+    {
         mLockLevel = UnbreakableLock;
+        mTrap.clear();
+    }
 }
 
 void ESM::CellRef::save (ESMWriter &esm, bool wideRefNum, bool inInventory, bool isDeleted) const