diff --git a/src/fight.c b/src/fight.c
index d325011..cfa53e8 100644
--- a/src/fight.c
+++ b/src/fight.c
@@ -930,8 +930,11 @@ void perform_violence(void)
       continue;
     }
 
-    if (GROUP(ch)) {
-      while ((tch = (struct char_data *) simple_list(GROUP(ch)->members)) != NULL) {
+ if (GROUP(ch) && GROUP(ch)->members && GROUP(ch)->members->iSize) {
+      struct iterator_data Iterator;
+
+      tch = (struct char_data *) merge_iterator(&Iterator, GROUP(ch)->members);
+    for (; tch ; tch = next_in_list(&Iterator)) {
         if (tch == ch)
           continue;
         if (!IS_NPC(tch) && !PRF_FLAGGED(tch, PRF_AUTOASSIST))
diff --git a/src/lists.c b/src/lists.c
index 34b4f9f..3a61209 100644
--- a/src/lists.c
+++ b/src/lists.c
@@ -268,6 +268,7 @@ void * simple_list(struct list_data * pList)
 
 void * random_from_list(struct list_data * pList)
 {
+  struct iterator_data localIterator;
   void * pFoundItem;
   bool found;
   int number;
@@ -278,17 +279,17 @@ void * random_from_list(struct list_data * pList)
   else
     number = rand_number(1, pList->iSize);
 
-  pFoundItem = merge_iterator(&Iterator, pList);
+  pFoundItem = merge_iterator(&localIterator, pList);
 
-  for (found = FALSE; pFoundItem != NULL; pFoundItem = next_in_list(&Iterator), count++) {
+  for (found = FALSE; pFoundItem != NULL; pFoundItem = next_in_list(&localIterator), count++) {
     if (count == number) {
       found = TRUE;
       break;
     }
   }
 
-  remove_iterator(&Iterator);
-
+  remove_iterator(&localIterator);
+  
   if (found)
     return (pFoundItem);
   else