diff --git a/src/p_inter.c b/src/p_inter.c
index e9fae2943..8be346257 100644
--- a/src/p_inter.c
+++ b/src/p_inter.c
@@ -2240,6 +2240,6 @@ void P_PlayerRingBurst(player_t *player, INT32 num_rings)
 	while (i < num_rings)
 	{
 		P_FlingBurst(player, fa, z,
-				MT_DEBTSPIKE, 90, 3 * player->mo->scale / 2, i++);
+				MT_DEBTSPIKE, 0, 3 * player->mo->scale / 2, i++);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/p_mobj.c b/src/p_mobj.c
index 96d75fd3e..438b88099 100644
--- a/src/p_mobj.c
+++ b/src/p_mobj.c
@@ -2296,6 +2296,11 @@ boolean P_ZMovement(mobj_t *mo)
 		{
 			mom.x = mom.y = 0;
 			mom.z = -mom.z/2;
+
+			if (mo->fuse == 0)
+			{
+				mo->fuse = 90;
+			}
 		}
 		else if (mo->flags & MF_MISSILE)
 		{