diff --git a/src/m_cheat.c b/src/m_cheat.c
index 3d1fe5b7e..52b79f930 100644
--- a/src/m_cheat.c
+++ b/src/m_cheat.c
@@ -1193,14 +1193,14 @@ void OP_NightsObjectplace(player_t *player)
 	if (cmd->buttons & BT_TOSSFLAG)
 	{
 		UINT16 vertangle = (UINT16)(player->anotherflyangle % 360);
-		UINT16 newflags, newz;
+		UINT16 newflags;
 
 		player->pflags |= PF_ATTACKDOWN;
 		if (!OP_HeightOkay(player, false))
 			return;
 
 		mt = OP_CreateNewMapThing(player, (UINT16)mobjinfo[MT_NIGHTSBUMPER].doomednum, false);
-		newz = min((mt->options >> ZSHIFT) - (mobjinfo[MT_NIGHTSBUMPER].height/4), 0);
+		mt->z = min(mt->z - (mobjinfo[MT_NIGHTSBUMPER].height/4), 0);
 			// height offset: from P_TouchSpecialThing case MT_NIGHTSBUMPER
 
 		// clockwise
@@ -1231,7 +1231,7 @@ void OP_NightsObjectplace(player_t *player)
 		else // forward
 			newflags = 0;
 
-		mt->options = (newz << ZSHIFT) | newflags;
+		mt->options = (mt->z << ZSHIFT) | newflags;
 
 		// if NiGHTS is facing backwards, orient the Thing angle forwards so that the sprite angle
 		// displays correctly. Backwards movement via the Thing flags is unaffected.
@@ -1439,7 +1439,7 @@ void OP_ObjectplaceMovement(player_t *player)
 		else
 			P_SpawnMapThing(mt);
 
-		CONS_Printf(M_GetText("Placed object type %d at %d, %d, %d, %d\n"), mt->type, mt->x, mt->y, mt->options>>ZSHIFT, mt->angle);
+		CONS_Printf(M_GetText("Placed object type %d at %d, %d, %d, %d\n"), mt->type, mt->x, mt->y, mt->z, mt->angle);
 	}
 }