diff --git a/src/Entities/Entity.cpp b/src/Entities/Entity.cpp
index 565c78dfd..09fb7052d 100644
--- a/src/Entities/Entity.cpp
+++ b/src/Entities/Entity.cpp
@@ -73,7 +73,8 @@ cEntity::cEntity(eEntityType a_EntityType, double a_X, double a_Y, double a_Z, d
 
 cEntity::~cEntity()
 {
-	ASSERT(!m_World->HasEntity(m_UniqueID));  // Before deleting, the entity needs to have been removed from the world
+	// Before deleting, the entity needs to have been removed from the world, if ever added
+	ASSERT((m_World == NULL) || !m_World->HasEntity(m_UniqueID));
 	
 	/*
 	// DEBUG:
diff --git a/src/WorldStorage/WSSAnvil.cpp b/src/WorldStorage/WSSAnvil.cpp
index 8be6372e2..e2a882f65 100644
--- a/src/WorldStorage/WSSAnvil.cpp
+++ b/src/WorldStorage/WSSAnvil.cpp
@@ -1926,14 +1926,19 @@ bool cWSSAnvil::LoadEntityBaseFromNBT(cEntity & a_Entity, const cParsedNBT & a_N
 	double Speed[3];
 	if (!LoadDoublesListFromNBT(Speed, 3, a_NBT, a_NBT.FindChildByName(a_TagIdx, "Motion")))
 	{
-		return false;
+		// Provide default speed:
+		Speed[0] = 0;
+		Speed[1] = 0;
+		Speed[2] = 0;
 	}
 	a_Entity.SetSpeed(Speed[0], Speed[1], Speed[2]);
 	
 	double Rotation[3];
 	if (!LoadDoublesListFromNBT(Rotation, 2, a_NBT, a_NBT.FindChildByName(a_TagIdx, "Rotation")))
 	{
-		return false;
+		// Provide default rotation:
+		Rotation[0] = 0;
+		Rotation[1] = 0;
 	}
 	a_Entity.SetYaw(Rotation[0]);
 	a_Entity.SetRoll(Rotation[1]);