--- deliantra/server/server/spell_attack.C	2009/12/18 03:49:46	1.94
+++ deliantra/server/server/spell_attack.C	2010/01/19 16:13:05	1.95
@@ -662,6 +662,19 @@
 
   tmp->map = newmap;
 
+  // in case the bullet has direction 0 we explode it in place.
+  // direction 0 is possible for instance when a poison cloud trap springs.
+  if (tmp->direction == 0)
+    {
+      if (tmp->other_arch
+          && (tmp = tmp->insert_at (tmp, op))) // insert before explode cleanly
+        explode_bullet (tmp);     // explode object will/should remove tmp
+      else
+        tmp->destroy ();
+
+      return 0;
+    }
+
   if (OB_TYPE_MOVE_BLOCK (tmp, GET_MAP_MOVE_BLOCK (tmp->map, tmp->x, tmp->y)))
     {
       if (!QUERY_FLAG (tmp, FLAG_REFLECTING))