diff --git a/src/game/chraction.c b/src/game/chraction.c
index bd6c0efec..3c2a8d047 100644
--- a/src/game/chraction.c
+++ b/src/game/chraction.c
@@ -13384,7 +13384,7 @@ void chraTickBg(void)
 	}
 
 	// Run BG scripts
-	for (i = 0; i < g_NumBgChrs; i++) {
+	for (i = g_NumBgChrs - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
 		if (!g_Vars.autocutplaying || (g_BgChrs[i].hidden2 & CHRH2FLAG_TICKDURINGAUTOCUT)) {
 			chraTick(&g_BgChrs[i]);
 		}
diff --git a/src/game/chrai.c b/src/game/chrai.c
index 0cb89e5d7..820191b6e 100644
--- a/src/game/chrai.c
+++ b/src/game/chrai.c
@@ -171,6 +171,8 @@ void aiTerminateCleanup(void)
 				}
 
 				g_NumBgChrs--;
+
+				g_Vars.chrdata = NULL;
 			}
 		}
 	}