diff --git a/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/System/GameMemory.cpp b/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/System/GameMemory.cpp
index f760d6f470f..405cf803643 100644
--- a/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/System/GameMemory.cpp
+++ b/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/System/GameMemory.cpp
@@ -1451,7 +1451,7 @@ BlockCheckpointInfo *Checkpointable::debugAddCheckpointInfo(
 	{
 #ifdef MEMORYPOOL_STACKTRACE
 		void **stacktrace = bi->getStacktraceInfo();
-		if (theStackTraceDepth > 0 && !TheGlobalData || TheGlobalData->m_checkForLeaks)
+		if (theStackTraceDepth > 0 && (!TheGlobalData || TheGlobalData->m_checkForLeaks))
 		{
 			memset(stacktrace, 0, MEMORYPOOL_STACKTRACE_SIZE_BYTES);
 			::FillStackAddresses(stacktrace, min(MEMORYPOOL_STACKTRACE_SIZE, theStackTraceDepth), MEMORYPOOL_STACKTRACE_SKIP_SIZE);
@@ -1584,7 +1584,8 @@ MemoryPoolBlob* MemoryPool::createBlob(Int allocationCount)
 	blob->addBlobToList(&m_firstBlob, &m_lastBlob);
 
 	DEBUG_ASSERTCRASH(m_firstBlobWithFreeBlocks == NULL, ("DO NOT IGNORE. Please call John McD - x36872 (m_firstBlobWithFreeBlocks != NULL)"));
-	m_firstBlobWithFreeBlocks = blob;
+	if (m_firstBlobWithFreeBlocks == NULL)
+		m_firstBlobWithFreeBlocks = blob;
 
 	// bookkeeping
 	m_totalBlocksInPool += allocationCount;
diff --git a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/System/GameMemory.cpp b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/System/GameMemory.cpp
index 2b7d51f52bc..7cdbe137fe3 100644
--- a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/System/GameMemory.cpp
+++ b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/System/GameMemory.cpp
@@ -1432,7 +1432,7 @@ BlockCheckpointInfo *Checkpointable::debugAddCheckpointInfo(
 	{
 #ifdef MEMORYPOOL_STACKTRACE
 		void **stacktrace = bi->getStacktraceInfo();
-		if (theStackTraceDepth > 0 && !TheGlobalData || TheGlobalData->m_checkForLeaks)
+		if (theStackTraceDepth > 0 && (!TheGlobalData || TheGlobalData->m_checkForLeaks))
 		{
 			memset(stacktrace, 0, MEMORYPOOL_STACKTRACE_SIZE_BYTES);
 			::FillStackAddresses(stacktrace, min(MEMORYPOOL_STACKTRACE_SIZE, theStackTraceDepth), MEMORYPOOL_STACKTRACE_SKIP_SIZE);
@@ -1565,7 +1565,8 @@ MemoryPoolBlob* MemoryPool::createBlob(Int allocationCount)
 	blob->addBlobToList(&m_firstBlob, &m_lastBlob);
 
 	DEBUG_ASSERTCRASH(m_firstBlobWithFreeBlocks == nullptr, ("DO NOT IGNORE. Please call John McD - x36872 (m_firstBlobWithFreeBlocks != nullptr)"));
-	m_firstBlobWithFreeBlocks = blob;
+	if (m_firstBlobWithFreeBlocks == nullptr)
+		m_firstBlobWithFreeBlocks = blob;
 
 	// bookkeeping
 	m_totalBlocksInPool += allocationCount;