diff --git a/source/enemy/npc.cpp b/source/enemy/npc.cpp
index 6c41608a8..dca716bbc 100644
--- a/source/enemy/npc.cpp
+++ b/source/enemy/npc.cpp
@@ -779,38 +779,40 @@ void CNpcEnemy::reinit()
 
 void CNpcEnemy::shutdown()
 {
-	if ( !m_isShuttingDown )
+	if (m_spriteBank) m_spriteBank->dump();		delete m_spriteBank;
+	// remove waypoints
+
+	m_npcPath.removeAllWaypoints();
+
+	// remove position history
+
+	CNpcPositionHistory *currentPosition;
+	CNpcPositionHistory *oldPosition;
+
+	currentPosition = m_positionHistory;
+
+	while( currentPosition )
 	{
-		m_isShuttingDown = true;
+		oldPosition = currentPosition;
+		currentPosition = currentPosition->next;
 
-		if (m_spriteBank) m_spriteBank->dump();		delete m_spriteBank;
-		// remove waypoints
-
-		m_npcPath.removeAllWaypoints();
-
-		// remove position history
-
-		CNpcPositionHistory *currentPosition;
-		CNpcPositionHistory *oldPosition;
-
-		currentPosition = m_positionHistory;
-
-		while( currentPosition )
-		{
-			oldPosition = currentPosition;
-			currentPosition = currentPosition->next;
-
-			delete oldPosition;
-		}
-
-		m_positionHistory = NULL;
-
-		if (m_actorGfx)	delete m_actorGfx;
-
-		deleteAllChild();
-
-		CEnemyThing::shutdown();
+		delete oldPosition;
 	}
+
+	m_positionHistory = NULL;
+
+	if (m_actorGfx)	delete m_actorGfx;
+
+	deleteAllChild();
+
+	CEnemyThing::shutdown();
+}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+void CNpcEnemy::setToShutdown()
+{
+	m_isShuttingDown = true;
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -1283,7 +1285,7 @@ void CNpcEnemy::processShot()
 						}
 						else
 						{
-							shutdown();
+							setToShutdown();
 						}
 					}
 
@@ -1479,7 +1481,7 @@ void CNpcEnemy::caughtWithNet()
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		shutdown();
+		setToShutdown();
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/source/enemy/npc.h b/source/enemy/npc.h
index 08d6bc442..0566f4839 100644
--- a/source/enemy/npc.h
+++ b/source/enemy/npc.h
@@ -182,6 +182,8 @@ public:
 
 	virtual int			canCollide();
 
+	void				setToShutdown();
+	u8					isSetToShutdown()										{return( m_isShuttingDown );}
 
 protected:
 	class CLayerCollision	*m_layerCollision;
diff --git a/source/platform/pfishhk.cpp b/source/platform/pfishhk.cpp
index e49dea3c6..ff08f4d4f 100644
--- a/source/platform/pfishhk.cpp
+++ b/source/platform/pfishhk.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,14 @@
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
+void CNpcFishHookPlatform::postInit()
+{
+	m_isMoving = false;
+	m_isShuttingDown = false;
+}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
 void CNpcFishHookPlatform::processLifetime( int _frames )
 {
 	if ( m_contact )
@@ -27,6 +35,13 @@ void CNpcFishHookPlatform::processLifetime( int _frames )
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
+void CNpcFishHookPlatform::setToShutdown()
+{
+	m_isShuttingDown = true;
+}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
 void CNpcFishHookPlatform::processMovement( int _frames )
 {
 	if ( m_isMoving )
diff --git a/source/platform/pfishhk.h b/source/platform/pfishhk.h
index 8eff71fc7..36cdb1bb8 100644
--- a/source/platform/pfishhk.h
+++ b/source/platform/pfishhk.h
@@ -21,12 +21,15 @@
 class CNpcFishHookPlatform : public CNpcPlatform
 {
 public:
-	virtual void		postInit()							{m_isMoving = false;}
+	virtual void		postInit();
+	void				setToShutdown();
+	u8					isSetToShutdown()										{return( m_isShuttingDown );}
 protected:
 	virtual void		processLifetime( int _frames );
 	virtual void		processMovement( int _frames );
 
-	bool	m_isMoving;
+	u8					m_isMoving;
+	u8					m_isShuttingDown;
 };
 
 #endif
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