diff --git a/CHANGELOG.txt b/CHANGELOG.txt
index 503aa38af..22b4849b2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.txt
+++ b/CHANGELOG.txt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ D1X-Rebirth Changelog
 20100904
 --------
 main/titles.c: In briefing_init() init robot angles properly because in show_spinning_robot_frame() robot_angles.h is incremented only but not initialized
+main/game.c, main/game.h, main/gameseq.c, main/state.c: Removed Fusion_last_sound_time and made Fusion_next_sound_time static inside FireLaser() with it's own fallback function for bogus timer values - should make this code insusceptible against errors - last but not least: minus two globals
 
 20100903
 --------
diff --git a/main/game.c b/main/game.c
index bc0816e26..2f257bb58 100644
--- a/main/game.c
+++ b/main/game.c
@@ -139,8 +139,6 @@ char	faded_in;
 int	Game_suspended=0; //if non-zero, nothing moves but player
 fix	Auto_fire_fusion_cannon_time = 0;
 fix	Fusion_charge = 0;
-fix	Fusion_next_sound_time = 0;
-fix	Fusion_last_sound_time = 0;
 int	Game_turbo_mode = 0;
 int	Game_mode = GM_GAME_OVER;
 int	Global_laser_firing_count = 0;
@@ -1266,6 +1264,8 @@ void FireLaser()
 		if ((Players[Player_num].energy < F1_0*2) && (Auto_fire_fusion_cannon_time == 0)) {
 			Global_laser_firing_count = 0;
 		} else {
+			static int Fusion_next_sound_time = 0;
+
 			if (Fusion_charge == 0)
 				Players[Player_num].energy -= F1_0*2;
 
@@ -1283,8 +1283,8 @@ void FireLaser()
 			else
 				PALETTE_FLASH_ADD(Fusion_charge >> 11, Fusion_charge >> 11, 0);
 
-			if (GameTime < Fusion_last_sound_time)		//gametime has wrapped
-				Fusion_next_sound_time = Fusion_last_sound_time = GameTime;
+			if (Fusion_next_sound_time > GameTime + F1_0/8 + D_RAND_MAX/4) //gametime has wrapped or something is screwed
+				Fusion_next_sound_time = GameTime - 1;
 
 			if (Fusion_next_sound_time < GameTime) {
 				if (Fusion_charge > F1_0*2) {
@@ -1302,7 +1302,6 @@ void FireLaser()
 						multi_send_play_sound(SOUND_FUSION_WARMUP, F1_0);
 					#endif
 				}
-				Fusion_last_sound_time = GameTime;
 				Fusion_next_sound_time = GameTime + F1_0/8 + d_rand()/4;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/main/game.h b/main/game.h
index 5ab00ca57..0311b2f85 100644
--- a/main/game.h
+++ b/main/game.h
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ extern fix Last_laser_fired_time;
 extern fix Next_missile_fire_time;  // Time at which player can next fire his selected missile.
 extern fix Next_flare_fire_time;
 extern fix Laser_delay_time;        // Delay between laser fires.
-extern fix Fusion_next_sound_time;
 extern int Cheats_enabled;
 
 // bits for FixedStep
diff --git a/main/gameseq.c b/main/gameseq.c
index d9d05457a..8038d8338 100644
--- a/main/gameseq.c
+++ b/main/gameseq.c
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ void init_player_stats_level()
 	Players[Player_num].homing_object_dist = -F1_0; // Added by RH
 
 	// properly init these cursed globals
-	Fusion_next_sound_time = Next_flare_fire_time = Last_laser_fired_time = Next_laser_fire_time = Next_missile_fire_time = GameTime;
+	Next_flare_fire_time = Last_laser_fired_time = Next_laser_fire_time = Next_missile_fire_time = GameTime;
 
 	init_gauges();
 }
diff --git a/main/state.c b/main/state.c
index 1e749c868..f20376839 100644
--- a/main/state.c
+++ b/main/state.c
@@ -869,7 +869,6 @@ RetryObjectLoading:
 		PHYSFS_read(fp, Automap_visited, sizeof(ubyte), MAX_SEGMENTS);
 
 		//	Restore hacked up weapon system stuff.
-		Fusion_next_sound_time = GameTime;
 		Auto_fire_fusion_cannon_time = 0;
 		Next_laser_fire_time = GameTime;
 		Next_missile_fire_time = GameTime;