diff --git a/language.version b/language.version
index 5f633f517..691519a93 100644
--- a/language.version
+++ b/language.version
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 [default]
-SWWM_MODVER="\chSWWM \czGZ\c- \cw0.9.11b-pre r685 \cu(Wed 16 Dec 21:38:56 CET 2020)";
+SWWM_MODVER="\chSWWM \czGZ\c- \cw0.9.11b-pre r686 \cu(Thu 17 Dec 09:39:47 CET 2020)";
diff --git a/zscript/swwm_player.zsc b/zscript/swwm_player.zsc
index 51d73a1d5..e422f6452 100644
--- a/zscript/swwm_player.zsc
+++ b/zscript/swwm_player.zsc
@@ -1812,6 +1812,8 @@ Class Demolitionist : PlayerPawn
 		if ( CheckLocalView() ) SWWMHandler.AddOneliner("findsecret",2,40);
 		SWWMCredits.Give(player,score);
 		SWWMScoreObj.Spawn(score,Vec3Offset(0,0,Height/2));
+		// somehow ongivesecret can be called BEFORE PostBeginPlay (what the fuck)
+		if ( !mystats ) mystats = SWWMStats.Find(player);
 		mystats.secrets++;
 		return true;
 	}