diff --git a/Code/client/CrashHandler.cpp b/Code/client/CrashHandler.cpp
index d6c113d97..092fc64c8 100644
--- a/Code/client/CrashHandler.cpp
+++ b/Code/client/CrashHandler.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include "CrashHandler.h"
 #include <DbgHelp.h>
 #include <Windows.h>
+#include <atomic>
 #include <chrono>
 #include <filesystem>
 #include <iomanip>
@@ -23,16 +24,12 @@ std::string SerializeTimePoint(const time_point& time, const std::string& format
 
 LONG WINAPI VectoredExceptionHandler(PEXCEPTION_POINTERS pExceptionInfo)
 {
-    static int alreadyCrashed = 0;
+    static std::atomic_bool s_alreadyCrashed = false;
     auto retval = EXCEPTION_CONTINUE_SEARCH;
 
-    // Serialize 
-    static std::mutex singleThreaded;
-    const std::lock_guard lock{singleThreaded};
-
-    // Check for severe, not continuable and not software-originated exception
+    // Handle only the first access violation. Later or nested ones pass through instead of blocking.
     if (pExceptionInfo->ExceptionRecord->ExceptionCode == EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION &&
-        alreadyCrashed++ == 0)
+        !s_alreadyCrashed.exchange(true))
     {
         spdlog::critical (__FUNCTION__ ": crash occurred!"); 
         
@@ -115,13 +112,13 @@ LONG WINAPI VectoredExceptionHandler(PEXCEPTION_POINTERS pExceptionInfo)
         {
             spdlog::critical(__FUNCTION__ ": UnhandledExceptionFilter() workaround triggered.");
 
-            singleThreaded.unlock();        // Might reenter, but is safe at this point.
             if ((*pCurrentUnhandledExceptionFilter)(pExceptionInfo) == EXCEPTION_CONTINUE_EXECUTION)
                 retval = EXCEPTION_CONTINUE_EXECUTION;
-            singleThreaded.lock();
         }
 
-        spdlog::shutdown();
+        // The exception may still be handled, and logging after spdlog::shutdown() crashes
+        if (auto pLogger = spdlog::default_logger())
+            pLogger->flush();
     }
     return retval;
 }
diff --git a/Code/client/Services/Generic/CharacterService.cpp b/Code/client/Services/Generic/CharacterService.cpp
index 7d3ac21af..9763e1433 100644
--- a/Code/client/Services/Generic/CharacterService.cpp
+++ b/Code/client/Services/Generic/CharacterService.cpp
@@ -576,6 +576,13 @@ void CharacterService::OnCharacterSpawn(const CharacterSpawnRequest& acMessage)
             return;
         }
 
+        // Enabling and killing it here would run its death scripts again, e.g. repeating quest stages and rewards
+        if (acMessage.IsDead && pActor->IsDisabled() && pActor->GetExtension()->Reconciliation != ActorExtension::ReconciliationStage::WaitingForDisable)
+        {
+            spdlog::info("Skipped spawn for dead actor {:X} that is disabled locally, server id: {:X}", cActorId, acMessage.ServerId);
+            return;
+        }
+
         const auto view = m_world.view<FormIdComponent>();
         const auto itor = std::find_if(std::begin(view), std::end(view), [cActorId, view](entt::entity entity) { return view.get<FormIdComponent>(entity).Id == cActorId; });
 
@@ -1286,6 +1293,15 @@ void CharacterService::MoveActor(const Actor* apActor, const GameId& acWorldSpac
     {
         const uint32_t cWorldSpaceId = m_world.GetModSystem().GetGameId(acWorldSpaceId);
         TESWorldSpace* const pWorldSpace = Cast<TESWorldSpace>(TESForm::GetById(cWorldSpaceId));
+
+        // Loading a cell outside the player's worldspace can crash the reference promote tasks and strands the actor
+        // there in our save. It's placed when it spawns instead.
+        if (pWorldSpace && pWorldSpace != PlayerCharacter::Get()->GetWorldSpace())
+        {
+            spdlog::info(__FUNCTION__ ": skipped moving actor {:X} to worldspace {:X}, the player isn't in it", apActor->formID, cWorldSpaceId);
+            return;
+        }
+
         if (pWorldSpace)
         {
             GridCellCoords coordinates = GridCellCoords::CalculateGridCellCoords(acPosition);
diff --git a/Code/client/Services/Generic/QuestService.cpp b/Code/client/Services/Generic/QuestService.cpp
index f6a5d39b8..94c644e55 100644
--- a/Code/client/Services/Generic/QuestService.cpp
+++ b/Code/client/Services/Generic/QuestService.cpp
@@ -517,6 +517,14 @@ void QuestService::OnQuestUpdate(const NotifyQuestUpdate& aUpdate) noexcept
         return;
     }
 
+    // Like the game, never restart a run once quest that's already done here, which would hand out its rewards again
+    const bool cIsStartOrStage = aUpdate.Status == NotifyQuestUpdate::Started || aUpdate.Status == NotifyQuestUpdate::StageUpdate;
+    if (cIsStartOrStage && (pQuest->flags & TESQuest::Flags::RunOnce) && (pQuest->flags & TESQuest::Flags::Completed))
+    {
+        spdlog::info("Remote quest {:X} is a completed run once quest here, ignoring stage {}", formId, aUpdate.Stage);
+        return;
+    }
+
     if (aUpdate.Status == NotifyQuestUpdate::StageUpdate && pQuest->IsStageReached(aUpdate.Stage))
     {
         spdlog::info("Remote quest {:X} already reached stage {}, current stage: {}", formId, aUpdate.Stage, pQuest->currentStage);