diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/actors/buffs/Hunger.java b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/actors/buffs/Hunger.java
index c97c06972..95b46625d 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/actors/buffs/Hunger.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/actors/buffs/Hunger.java
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ public class Hunger extends Buff implements Hero.Doom {
 			return true;
 		}
 
-		if (target.isAlive()) {
+		if (target.isAlive() && target instanceof Hero) {
 
 			Hero hero = (Hero)target;
 
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/items/armor/curses/Metabolism.java b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/items/armor/curses/Metabolism.java
index 7a1891939..556908bda 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/items/armor/curses/Metabolism.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/items/armor/curses/Metabolism.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ package com.shatteredpixel.shatteredpixeldungeon.items.armor.curses;
 import com.shatteredpixel.shatteredpixeldungeon.actors.Char;
 import com.shatteredpixel.shatteredpixeldungeon.actors.buffs.Buff;
 import com.shatteredpixel.shatteredpixeldungeon.actors.buffs.Hunger;
+import com.shatteredpixel.shatteredpixeldungeon.actors.hero.Hero;
 import com.shatteredpixel.shatteredpixeldungeon.effects.Speck;
 import com.shatteredpixel.shatteredpixeldungeon.items.armor.Armor;
 import com.shatteredpixel.shatteredpixeldungeon.items.armor.Armor.Glyph;
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ public class Metabolism extends Glyph {
 	@Override
 	public int proc( Armor armor, Char attacker, Char defender, int damage) {
 
-		if (Random.Int( 6 ) == 0) {
+		if (Random.Int( 6 ) == 0 && defender instanceof Hero) {
 
 			//assumes using up 10% of starving, and healing of 1 hp per 10 turns;
 			int healing = Math.min((int)Hunger.STARVING/100, defender.HT - defender.HP);