diff --git a/src/savegame_json.cpp b/src/savegame_json.cpp
index 880791a7d06e4..b6cb6639262db 100644
--- a/src/savegame_json.cpp
+++ b/src/savegame_json.cpp
@@ -4950,6 +4950,9 @@ void submap::load( const JsonValue &jv, const std::string &member_name, int vers
                     m->ter[i][j] = iid_ter;
                     if( iid_furn ) {
                         m->frn[i][j] = iid_furn;
+                        if ( !remaining ) {
+                            iid_furn = furn_str_id::NULL_ID().id();
+                        }
                     }
                 }
             }