diff --git a/scripts/critterspawn.pex b/scripts/critterspawn.pex
index fe876c74..1660e142 100644
Binary files a/scripts/critterspawn.pex and b/scripts/critterspawn.pex differ
diff --git a/source/scripts/critterspawn.psc b/source/scripts/critterspawn.psc
index 302860e7..43797c71 100644
--- a/source/scripts/critterspawn.psc
+++ b/source/scripts/critterspawn.psc
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ endproperty
 
 bool Function VanillaLoopBreak() 
 
- 	if (bLooping || iCurrentCritterCount>0) 
+ 	if (bLooping || iCurrentCritterCount != 0) 
 		; breaking OnCellAttach runaway loop in baked vanilla functions
 		bLooping = false 
 		; breaking SpawnInitialCritterBatch runaway loop in baked vanilla and uskp functions
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ Function SpawnABatchOfCritters()
 			spawnAttempts = 1
 		endif
 		
-		while (spawnAttempts) 
+		while (spawnAttempts>0) 
 			if (SpawnCritterAtRef(self))
 				iSpawnedCritterCount += 1
 			endif  
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ Function SpawnABatchOfCritters()
 		endWhile
 		
 		isSpawning = false
-		if (iMaxCritterCount - iSpawnedCritterCount + iDeadCritterCount)
+		if (iMaxCritterCount - iSpawnedCritterCount + iDeadCritterCount>0)
 			;we couldn't spawn enough critters, or the player is currently killing them :  try a bit later 
 			QueueAdditionalSpawns() 
 		endIf