--- deliantra/server/common/button.C	2007/04/24 12:32:14	1.29
+++ deliantra/server/common/button.C	2007/04/28 17:51:57	1.30
@@ -781,14 +781,17 @@
           }
         break;
 
-      case 6:
+      case 6: // kill monsters
         if (!QUERY_FLAG (tmp, FLAG_FRIENDLY))
           break;
 
         // FALL THROUGH
-      case 5:
-        get_archetype ("burnout")->insert_at (tmp, source);
-        tmp->destroy ();
+      case 5: // kill all alives
+        if (!tmp->flag [FLAG_PRECIOUS])
+          {
+            get_archetype ("burnout")->insert_at (tmp, source);
+            tmp->destroy ();
+          }
         break;
 
       default: