diff --git a/Ja2/SaveLoadGame.cpp b/Ja2/SaveLoadGame.cpp
index 503fb74ef..c43b3cc92 100644
--- a/Ja2/SaveLoadGame.cpp
+++ b/Ja2/SaveLoadGame.cpp
@@ -3587,7 +3587,7 @@ BOOLEAN SaveGame( int ubSaveGameID, STR16 pGameDesc )
 	
 	DebugMsg( TOPIC_JA2, DBG_LEVEL_3, String("starting SaveCurrentSectorsInformationToTempItemFile" ) );
 	//Save the current sectors open temp files to the disk
-	if( !SaveCurrentSectorsInformationToTempItemFile() )
+	if( !SaveCurrentSectorsInformationToTempItemFile( TRUE ) )
 	{
 		ScreenMsg( FONT_MCOLOR_WHITE, MSG_ERROR, L"ERROR in SaveCurrentSectorsInformationToTempItemFile()");
 		goto FAILED_TO_SAVE;
diff --git a/Strategic/strategicmap.cpp b/Strategic/strategicmap.cpp
index 2779929c8..71a5a4e9c 100644
--- a/Strategic/strategicmap.cpp
+++ b/Strategic/strategicmap.cpp
@@ -6476,7 +6476,7 @@ BOOLEAN HandleDefiniteUnloadingOfWorld( UINT8 ubUnloadCode )
 			TeamDropAll( MILITIA_TEAM );
 
 			// Save the current sectors Item list to a temporary file, if its not the first time in
-			SaveCurrentSectorsInformationToTempItemFile( );
+			SaveCurrentSectorsInformationToTempItemFile( FALSE );
 
 			// Update any mercs currently in sector, their profile info...
 			UpdateSoldierPointerDataIntoProfile( FALSE );
@@ -6492,7 +6492,7 @@ BOOLEAN HandleDefiniteUnloadingOfWorld( UINT8 ubUnloadCode )
 		}
 
 		//Save the current sectors open temp files to the disk
-		if ( !SaveCurrentSectorsInformationToTempItemFile( ) )
+		if ( !SaveCurrentSectorsInformationToTempItemFile( FALSE ) )
 		{
 			ScreenMsg( FONT_MCOLOR_WHITE, MSG_TESTVERSION, L"ERROR in SaveCurrentSectorsInformationToTempItemFile()" );
 			return FALSE;
@@ -6639,7 +6639,7 @@ BOOLEAN CheckAndHandleUnloadingOfCurrentWorld( )
 			TeamDropAll( MILITIA_TEAM, TRUE );
 
 			// Save the current sectors Item list to a temporary file, if its not the first time in
-			SaveCurrentSectorsInformationToTempItemFile( );
+			SaveCurrentSectorsInformationToTempItemFile( FALSE );
 
 			return FALSE;
 		}
diff --git a/Tactical/Tactical Save.cpp b/Tactical/Tactical Save.cpp
index 015339de3..3c5fd3551 100644
--- a/Tactical/Tactical Save.cpp	
+++ b/Tactical/Tactical Save.cpp	
@@ -993,7 +993,7 @@ BOOLEAN AddItemsToUnLoadedSector(INT16 sMapX, INT16 sMapY, INT8 bMapZ, INT32 sGr
 extern BOOLEAN gfInMeanwhile;
 extern BOOLEAN EnableModifiedFileSetCache(BOOLEAN value);
 
-BOOLEAN SaveCurrentSectorsInformationToTempItemFile( )
+BOOLEAN SaveCurrentSectorsInformationToTempItemFile(BOOLEAN saveGame)
 {
 	BOOLEAN fShouldBeInMeanwhile = FALSE;
 	if( gfWasInMeanwhile )
@@ -1027,7 +1027,11 @@ BOOLEAN SaveCurrentSectorsInformationToTempItemFile( )
 	// handle all reachable before save
 	HandleAllReachAbleItemsInTheSector( gWorldSectorX, gWorldSectorY, gbWorldSectorZ );
 	UpdateWorldItems(gWorldSectorX, gWorldSectorY, gbWorldSectorZ, guiNumWorldItems, gWorldItems);
-	PruneWorldItems();
+
+	if (saveGame)
+	{
+		PruneWorldItems();
+	}
 
 	std::vector<ROTTING_CORPSE_DEFINITION> corpsedefvector;
 
diff --git a/Tactical/Tactical Save.h b/Tactical/Tactical Save.h
index 0dfafcfd1..f4cb4f3ae 100644
--- a/Tactical/Tactical Save.h	
+++ b/Tactical/Tactical Save.h	
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ BOOLEAN GetNumberOfWorldItemsFromTempItemFile( INT16 sMapX, INT16 sMapY, INT8 bM
 UINT32 GetNumberOfMovableItems( INT16 sMapX, INT16 sMapY, INT8 bMapZ );
 
 //Saves the Current Sectors, ( world Items, rotting corpses, ... )  to the temporary file used to store the sectors items
-BOOLEAN SaveCurrentSectorsInformationToTempItemFile( );
+BOOLEAN SaveCurrentSectorsInformationToTempItemFile( BOOLEAN saveGame );
 
 //Loads the Currents Sectors information ( world Items, rotting corpses, ... ) from the temporary file used to store the sectores items
 BOOLEAN LoadCurrentSectorsInformationFromTempItemsFile();