diff --git a/src/code/z_actor.c b/src/code/z_actor.c
index 9292ec5b9f..5e8a8d4022 100644
--- a/src/code/z_actor.c
+++ b/src/code/z_actor.c
@@ -2489,7 +2489,8 @@ void Actor_InitContext(PlayState* play, ActorContext* actorCtx, ActorEntry* play
     SavedSceneFlags* savedSceneFlags;
     s32 i;
 
-    savedSceneFlags = &gSaveContext.save.info.sceneFlags[play->sceneId];
+    if (play->sceneId < ARRAY_COUNT(gSaveContext.save.info.sceneFlags))
+        savedSceneFlags = &gSaveContext.save.info.sceneFlags[play->sceneId];
 
     bzero(actorCtx, sizeof(ActorContext));
 
diff --git a/src/code/z_play.c b/src/code/z_play.c
index 486fee4b8c..a6c70bfcc5 100644
--- a/src/code/z_play.c
+++ b/src/code/z_play.c
@@ -1992,7 +1992,9 @@ s16 func_800C09D8(PlayState* this, s16 camId, s16 uid) {
 }
 
 void Play_SaveSceneFlags(PlayState* this) {
-    SavedSceneFlags* savedSceneFlags = &gSaveContext.save.info.sceneFlags[this->sceneId];
+    SavedSceneFlags* savedSceneFlags;
+    if (this->sceneId < ARRAY_COUNT(gSaveContext.save.info.sceneFlags))
+        savedSceneFlags = &gSaveContext.save.info.sceneFlags[this->sceneId];
 
     savedSceneFlags->chest = this->actorCtx.flags.chest;
     savedSceneFlags->swch = this->actorCtx.flags.swch;