diff --git a/src/dthinker.cpp b/src/dthinker.cpp
index d68939665..5e5360651 100644
--- a/src/dthinker.cpp
+++ b/src/dthinker.cpp
@@ -179,37 +179,41 @@ void DThinker::SerializeThinkers(FSerializer &arc, bool hubLoad)
 		{
 			for (i = 0; i <= MAX_STATNUM; i++)
 			{
+
 				if (arc.BeginArray(nullptr))
 				{
-					int size = arc.ArraySize();
-					for (int j = 0; j < size; j++)
+					if (!hubLoad || i != STAT_STATIC)	// do not load static thinkers in a hub transition because they'd just duplicate the active ones.
 					{
-						DThinker *thinker = nullptr;
-						arc(nullptr, thinker);
-						if (thinker != nullptr)
+						int size = arc.ArraySize();
+						for (int j = 0; j < size; j++)
 						{
-							// This may be a player stored in their ancillary list. Remove
-							// them first before inserting them into the new list.
-							if (thinker->NextThinker != nullptr)
+							DThinker *thinker = nullptr;
+							arc(nullptr, thinker);
+							if (thinker != nullptr)
 							{
-								thinker->Remove();
-							}
-							// Thinkers with the OF_JustSpawned flag set go in the FreshThinkers
-							// list. Anything else goes in the regular Thinkers list.
-							if (thinker->ObjectFlags & OF_EuthanizeMe)
-							{
-								// This thinker was destroyed during the loading process. Do
-								// not link it into any list.
-							}
-							else if (thinker->ObjectFlags & OF_JustSpawned)
-							{
-								FreshThinkers[i].AddTail(thinker);
-								thinker->PostSerialize();
-							}
-							else
-							{
-								Thinkers[i].AddTail(thinker);
-								thinker->PostSerialize();
+								// This may be a player stored in their ancillary list. Remove
+								// them first before inserting them into the new list.
+								if (thinker->NextThinker != nullptr)
+								{
+									thinker->Remove();
+								}
+								// Thinkers with the OF_JustSpawned flag set go in the FreshThinkers
+								// list. Anything else goes in the regular Thinkers list.
+								if (thinker->ObjectFlags & OF_EuthanizeMe)
+								{
+									// This thinker was destroyed during the loading process. Do
+									// not link it into any list.
+								}
+								else if (thinker->ObjectFlags & OF_JustSpawned)
+								{
+									FreshThinkers[i].AddTail(thinker);
+									thinker->PostSerialize();
+								}
+								else
+								{
+									Thinkers[i].AddTail(thinker);
+									thinker->PostSerialize();
+								}
 							}
 						}
 					}
diff --git a/src/p_saveg.cpp b/src/p_saveg.cpp
index b20e9af09..6c8d29973 100644
--- a/src/p_saveg.cpp
+++ b/src/p_saveg.cpp
@@ -996,7 +996,7 @@ void G_SerializeLevel(FSerializer &arc, bool hubload)
 
 	// [ZZ] serialize events
 	E_SerializeEvents(arc);
-	DThinker::SerializeThinkers(arc, !hubload);
+	DThinker::SerializeThinkers(arc, hubload);
 	arc.Array("polyobjs", polyobjs, po_NumPolyobjs);
 	SerializeSubsectors(arc, "subsectors");
 	StatusBar->SerializeMessages(arc);