diff --git a/src/collision/Collision.cpp b/src/collision/Collision.cpp
index bead5183..50c22e32 100644
--- a/src/collision/Collision.cpp
+++ b/src/collision/Collision.cpp
@@ -307,8 +307,16 @@ CCollision::TestLineTriangle(const CColLine &line, const CompressedVector *verts
 	if(plane.CalcPoint(line.p0) * plane.CalcPoint(line.p1) > 0.0f)
 		return false;
 
+	float p0dist = DotProduct(line.p1 - line.p0, normal);
+
+#ifdef FIX_BUGS
+	// line lines in the plane, assume no collision
+	if (p0dist == 0.0f)
+		return false;
+#endif
+
 	// intersection parameter on line
-	t = -plane.CalcPoint(line.p0) / DotProduct(line.p1 - line.p0, normal);
+	t = -plane.CalcPoint(line.p0) / p0dist;
 	// find point of intersection
 	CVector p = line.p0 + (line.p1-line.p0)*t;
 
@@ -1127,8 +1135,17 @@ CCollision::ProcessLineTriangle(const CColLine &line,
 	if(plane.CalcPoint(line.p0) * plane.CalcPoint(line.p1) > 0.0f)
 		return false;
 
+	float p0dist = DotProduct(line.p1 - line.p0, normal);
+
+#ifdef FIX_BUGS
+	// line lines in the plane, assume no collision
+	if (p0dist == 0.0f)
+		return false;
+#endif
+
 	// intersection parameter on line
-	t = -plane.CalcPoint(line.p0) / DotProduct(line.p1 - line.p0, normal);
+	t = -plane.CalcPoint(line.p0) / p0dist;
+
 	// early out if we're beyond the mindist
 	if(t >= mindist)
 		return false;
diff --git a/src/core/World.cpp b/src/core/World.cpp
index bc698c83..9da36e7a 100644
--- a/src/core/World.cpp
+++ b/src/core/World.cpp
@@ -452,10 +452,10 @@ CWorld::ProcessVerticalLineSector(CSector &sector, const CColLine &line, CColPoi
 }
 
 bool
-CWorld::ProcessVerticalLineSectorList(CPtrList &list, const CColLine &line, CColPoint &point, float &dist,
+CWorld::ProcessVerticalLineSectorList(CPtrList &list, const CColLine &line, CColPoint &point, float &mindist,
                                       CEntity *&entity, bool ignoreSeeThrough, CStoredCollPoly *poly)
 {
-	float mindist = dist;
+	float dist = mindist;
 	CPtrNode *node;
 	CEntity *e;
 	CColModel *colmodel;
@@ -472,8 +472,8 @@ CWorld::ProcessVerticalLineSectorList(CPtrList &list, const CColLine &line, CCol
 		}
 	}
 
-	if(mindist < dist) {
-		dist = mindist;
+	if(dist < mindist) {
+		mindist = dist;
 		return true;
 	} else
 		return false;