diff --git a/sources/Zeds/Mean/MeanBleedInventory.uc b/sources/Zeds/Mean/MeanBleedInventory.uc
index 0e067b2..29736bd 100644
--- a/sources/Zeds/Mean/MeanBleedInventory.uc
+++ b/sources/Zeds/Mean/MeanBleedInventory.uc
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ class MeanBleedInventory extends Inventory;
 
 
 const dmtype_bleed=class'NiceDamTypeStalkerBleed';
-var private int maxBleedCount;
+var int maxBleedCount;
 var private float fBleedPeriod;
 
-var float bleedLevel;
+var int bleedLevel;
 var MeanZombieCrawler stalker;
 
 
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ event Timer()
 {
     local pawn locpawn;
     local bool amAlive;
-    local float bleedDamage;
+    local int bleedDamage;
 
     locpawn = Pawn(Owner);
     amAlive = locpawn != none && locpawn.Health > 0;
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ event Timer()
 
     maxBleedCount--;
 
-    bleedDamage = calcBleedDamage(bleedLevel, rand(7));
+    bleedDamage = calcBleedDamage();
     if (bleedDamage < 1.0)
     {
         maxBleedCount = 0;
@@ -57,9 +57,9 @@ event Timer()
 // Returns bleed damage, corresponding to given bleed level and damage scale.
 // Rand(7) should be used as a scale.
 // Separate function created to allow for lowest/highest damage value computing.
-final private function int calcBleedDamage(float level, int scale)
+final private function int calcBleedDamage()
 {
-    return level * (3 + scale);
+    return bleedLevel * 7;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/sources/Zeds/Mean/MeanZombieStalker.uc b/sources/Zeds/Mean/MeanZombieStalker.uc
index 8d688e6..b68ed69 100644
--- a/sources/Zeds/Mean/MeanZombieStalker.uc
+++ b/sources/Zeds/Mean/MeanZombieStalker.uc
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ function bool MeleeDamageTarget(int hitdamage, vector pushdir)
     {
         if (targetPawn.ShieldStrength > 100)
             return result;
-        else if (targetPawn.ShieldStrength < 0)
+        else if (targetPawn.ShieldStrength <= 0)
             effectStrenght = 1.0;
         else
             effectStrenght = (100 - targetPawn.ShieldStrength) * 0.01;
@@ -202,9 +202,10 @@ function bool MeleeDamageTarget(int hitdamage, vector pushdir)
     return result;
 }
 
-final private function MakeBleed(NiceHumanPawn poorpawn, float effectStrenght)
+final private function MakeBleed(NiceHumanPawn poorpawn, coerce int effectStrenght)
 {
     local Inventory I;
+    local MeanBleedInventory bleedinv;
     local bool bFoundPoison;
 
     if (poorpawn.Inventory != none)
@@ -213,18 +214,22 @@ final private function MakeBleed(NiceHumanPawn poorpawn, float effectStrenght)
         {
             if (MeanBleedInventory(I) != none)
             {
+                bleedinv = MeanBleedInventory(I);
                bFoundPoison = true;
-               MeanBleedInventory(I).stalker = self;
-               MeanBleedInventory(I).bleedLevel = effectStrenght;
+               bleedinv.stalker = self;
+               bleedinv.bleedLevel = effectStrenght;
+               // reset bleed count
+               bleedinv.maxBleedCount = bleedinv.default.maxBleedCount;
             }
         }
     }
     if (!bFoundPoison)
     {
        I = Controller.Spawn(class<Inventory>(DynamicLoadObject(string(class'MeanBleedInventory'), class'Class')));
-       MeanBleedInventory(I).stalker = self;
-       MeanBleedInventory(I).bleedLevel = effectStrenght;
-       I.GiveTo(poorpawn);
+       bleedinv = MeanBleedInventory(I);
+       bleedinv.stalker = self;
+        bleedinv.bleedLevel = effectStrenght;
+       bleedinv.GiveTo(poorpawn);
     }
 }