diff --git a/src/game/behaviors/cap.inc.c b/src/game/behaviors/cap.inc.c
index 1c9ae210..84f58e67 100644
--- a/src/game/behaviors/cap.inc.c
+++ b/src/game/behaviors/cap.inc.c
@@ -253,6 +253,10 @@ void bhv_normal_cap_loop(void) {
     if (cap_set_hitbox() == 1)
         save_file_clear_flags(SAVE_FLAG_CAP_ON_GROUND);
 
+    if (o->globalPlayerIndex >= MAX_PLAYERS) {
+        o->globalPlayerIndex = 0;
+    }
+
     obj_set_model(o, gMarioStates[network_local_index_from_global(o->globalPlayerIndex)].character->capModelId);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/pc/network/packets/packet_network_players.c b/src/pc/network/packets/packet_network_players.c
index 1c19ca5c..eeb86566 100644
--- a/src/pc/network/packets/packet_network_players.c
+++ b/src/pc/network/packets/packet_network_players.c
@@ -110,6 +110,8 @@ void network_receive_network_players(struct Packet *p) {
         packet_read(p, &playerName,     sizeof(u8) * MAX_CONFIG_STRING);
         packet_read(p, &discordId,      sizeof(u8) * 64);
 
+        if (globalIndex > MAX_PLAYERS) { continue; }
+
         u8 localIndex = network_player_connected(npType, globalIndex, modelIndex, &palette, playerName, discordId);
         LOG_INFO("received network player [%d == %d] (%d)", globalIndex, npType, localIndex);
         if (localIndex != UNKNOWN_GLOBAL_INDEX) {
diff --git a/src/pc/network/packets/packet_spawn_objects.c b/src/pc/network/packets/packet_spawn_objects.c
index 37ee7373..f18280f0 100644
--- a/src/pc/network/packets/packet_spawn_objects.c
+++ b/src/pc/network/packets/packet_spawn_objects.c
@@ -159,6 +159,8 @@ void network_receive_spawn_objects(struct Packet* p) {
             name = gNetworkPlayers[p->localIndex].name;
         }
 
+        const char *bhvName = get_behavior_name_from_id(data.behaviorId);
+
         // Don't overwrite existing sync objects
         {
             u32 syncID = data.rawData[0x04]; // o->oSyncID
@@ -167,15 +169,15 @@ void network_receive_spawn_objects(struct Packet* p) {
                 if (so->o->behavior == get_behavior_from_id(data.behaviorId)) {
                     LOG_ERROR("recieved duplicate sync object with id %d from %s (%s)", syncID, name, id);
                 } else {
-                    LOG_ERROR("recieved duplicate sync object with id %d with different behavior %s from %s (%s)", syncID, get_behavior_name_from_id(data.behaviorId), name, id);
+                    LOG_ERROR("recieved duplicate sync object with id %d with different behavior %s from %s (%s)", syncID, bhvName, name, id);
                 }
                 continue;
             }
         }
 
-        LOG_INFO("rx spawn object %s from %s (%s)", get_behavior_name_from_id(data.behaviorId), name, id);
-        LOG_CONSOLE("rx spawn object %s from %s\\#dcdcdc\\ (%s)", get_behavior_name_from_id(data.behaviorId), name, id);
-        snprintf(gLastRemoteBhv, 256, "%s %s (%s)", get_behavior_name_from_id(data.behaviorId), name, id);
+        LOG_INFO("rx spawn object %s from %s (%s)", bhvName, name, id);
+        LOG_CONSOLE("rx spawn object %s from %s\\#dcdcdc\\ (%s)", bhvName, name, id);
+        snprintf(gLastRemoteBhv, 256, "%s %s (%s)", bhvName, name, id);
 
         struct Object* parentObj = NULL;
         if (data.parentId == (u32)-1) {
diff --git a/src/pc/pc_main.c b/src/pc/pc_main.c
index 62eb0410..f3e0809d 100644
--- a/src/pc/pc_main.c
+++ b/src/pc/pc_main.c
@@ -351,6 +351,7 @@ void* main_game_init(UNUSED void* dummy) {
     audio_init();
     sound_init();
     network_player_init();
+    mumble_init();
 
     gGameInited = true;
 }
@@ -465,8 +466,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         network_init(NT_NONE, false);
     }
 
-    mumble_init();
-
     // main loop
     while (true) {
         debug_context_reset();