diff --git a/src/landscape/C4Landscape.cpp b/src/landscape/C4Landscape.cpp
index f75a23f82..ca04cf467 100644
--- a/src/landscape/C4Landscape.cpp
+++ b/src/landscape/C4Landscape.cpp
@@ -1021,7 +1021,9 @@ bool C4Landscape::InsertMaterial(int32_t mat, int32_t *tx, int32_t *ty, int32_t
 	while (FindMatSlide(*tx, *ty, +1, mdens, ::MaterialMap.Map[mat].MaxSlide))
 		if (GetDensity(*tx, *ty + 1) < mdens)
 		{
-			if (!query_only) ::PXS.Create(mat, itofix(*tx), itofix(*ty), C4REAL10(vx), C4REAL10(vy)); return true;
+			if (!query_only)
+				return ::PXS.Create(mat, itofix(*tx), itofix(*ty), C4REAL10(vx), C4REAL10(vy));
+			return true;
 		}
 
 	if (query_only)
diff --git a/src/landscape/C4PXS.cpp b/src/landscape/C4PXS.cpp
index 2fc17b96e..6675687c9 100644
--- a/src/landscape/C4PXS.cpp
+++ b/src/landscape/C4PXS.cpp
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ C4PXS* C4PXSSystem::New()
 			for (cnt2=0,pxp=Chunk[cnt]; cnt2<PXSChunkSize; cnt2++,pxp++)
 				if (pxp->Mat==MNone)
 				{
-					// count theam
+					// count them
 					iChunkPXS[cnt]++;
 					return pxp;
 				}