diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actors.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actors.cpp
index 2707537189..d06da30c28 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actors.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actors.cpp
@@ -543,6 +543,8 @@ namespace MWMechanics
                         ref.getPtr().getCellRef().mPos = ipos;
 
                         // TODO: Add AI to follow player and fight for him
+                        AiFollow package(ptr.getRefData().getHandle());
+                        MWWorld::Class::get (ref.getPtr()).getCreatureStats (ref.getPtr()).getAiSequence().stack(package);
                         // TODO: VFX_SummonStart, VFX_SummonEnd
                         creatureStats.mSummonedCreatures.insert(std::make_pair(it->first,
                             MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->safePlaceObject(ref.getPtr(),store,ipos).getRefData().getHandle()));
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/aiactivate.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/aiactivate.cpp
index 8610cf4b2d..eeedc0d7aa 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/aiactivate.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/aiactivate.cpp
@@ -49,7 +49,9 @@ bool MWMechanics::AiActivate::execute (const MWWorld::Ptr& actor,float duration)
         }
     }
 
-    MWWorld::Ptr target = world->getPtr(mObjectId,false);
+    MWWorld::Ptr target = world->searchPtr(mObjectId,false);
+    if(target == MWWorld::Ptr()) return true;
+
     ESM::Position targetPos = target.getRefData().getPosition();
 
     bool cellChange = cell->mData.mX != mCellX || cell->mData.mY != mCellY;
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/aifollow.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/aifollow.cpp
index 2849375466..c3b36516ce 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/aifollow.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/aifollow.cpp
@@ -1,28 +1,34 @@
 #include "aifollow.hpp"
+#include <iostream>
+#include "../mwbase/world.hpp"
+#include "../mwbase/environment.hpp"
+#include "../mwworld/class.hpp"
+#include "../mwworld/cellstore.hpp"
+#include "movement.hpp"
 
 #include <OgreMath.h>
 
-#include "../mwbase/world.hpp"
-#include "../mwbase/environment.hpp"
-
-#include "../mwworld/class.hpp"
-#include "../mwworld/cellstore.hpp"
-
-#include "movement.hpp"
 #include "steering.hpp"
 
 MWMechanics::AiFollow::AiFollow(const std::string &actorId,float duration, float x, float y, float z)
-: mDuration(duration), mX(x), mY(y), mZ(z), mActorId(actorId), mCellId(""), mTimer(0), mStuckTimer(0)
+: mAlwaysFollow(false), mDuration(duration), mX(x), mY(y), mZ(z), mActorId(actorId), mCellId(""), mTimer(0), mStuckTimer(0)
 {
 }
 MWMechanics::AiFollow::AiFollow(const std::string &actorId,const std::string &cellId,float duration, float x, float y, float z)
-: mDuration(duration), mX(x), mY(y), mZ(z), mActorId(actorId), mCellId(cellId), mTimer(0), mStuckTimer(0)
+: mAlwaysFollow(false), mDuration(duration), mX(x), mY(y), mZ(z), mActorId(actorId), mCellId(cellId), mTimer(0), mStuckTimer(0)
+{
+}
+
+MWMechanics::AiFollow::AiFollow(const std::string &actorId)
+: mAlwaysFollow(true), mDuration(0), mX(0), mY(0), mZ(0), mActorId(actorId), mCellId(""), mTimer(0), mStuckTimer(0)
 {
 }
 
 bool MWMechanics::AiFollow::execute (const MWWorld::Ptr& actor,float duration)
 {
-    const MWWorld::Ptr target = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getPtr(mActorId, false);
+    const MWWorld::Ptr target = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->searchPtr(mActorId, false);
+    
+    if(target == MWWorld::Ptr()) return true;
 
     mTimer = mTimer + duration;
     mStuckTimer = mStuckTimer + duration;
@@ -30,22 +36,25 @@ bool MWMechanics::AiFollow::execute (const MWWorld::Ptr& actor,float duration)
 
     ESM::Position pos = actor.getRefData().getPosition();
 
-    if(mTotalTime > mDuration && mDuration != 0)
-        return true;
-
-    if((pos.pos[0]-mX)*(pos.pos[0]-mX) +
-        (pos.pos[1]-mY)*(pos.pos[1]-mY) +
-        (pos.pos[2]-mZ)*(pos.pos[2]-mZ) < 100*100)
+    if(!mAlwaysFollow)
     {
-        if(actor.getCell()->isExterior())
+        if(mTotalTime > mDuration && mDuration != 0)
+            return true;
+
+        if((pos.pos[0]-mX)*(pos.pos[0]-mX) +
+            (pos.pos[1]-mY)*(pos.pos[1]-mY) +
+            (pos.pos[2]-mZ)*(pos.pos[2]-mZ) < 100*100) 
         {
-            if(mCellId == "")
-                return true;
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            if(mCellId == actor.getCell()->getCell()->mName)
-                return true;
+            if(actor.getCell()->isExterior())
+            {
+                if(mCellId == "") 
+                    return true;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                if(mCellId == actor.getCell()->getCell()->mName)
+                    return true;
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -69,7 +78,7 @@ bool MWMechanics::AiFollow::execute (const MWWorld::Ptr& actor,float duration)
         {
             ESM::Pathgrid::Point lastPos = mPathFinder.getPath().back();
 
-            if((dest.mX - lastPos.mX)*(dest.mX - lastPos.mX)
+            if((dest.mX - lastPos.mX)*(dest.mX - lastPos.mX) 
                 +(dest.mY - lastPos.mY)*(dest.mY - lastPos.mY)
                 +(dest.mZ - lastPos.mZ)*(dest.mZ - lastPos.mZ)
             > 100*100)
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/aifollow.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/aifollow.hpp
index 9d77b903de..48a8eb4c26 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/aifollow.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/aifollow.hpp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ namespace MWMechanics
         public:
             AiFollow(const std::string &ActorId,float duration, float X, float Y, float Z);
             AiFollow(const std::string &ActorId,const std::string &CellId,float duration, float X, float Y, float Z);
+            AiFollow(const std::string &ActorId);
             virtual AiFollow *clone() const;
             virtual bool execute (const MWWorld::Ptr& actor,float duration);
                     ///< \return Package completed?
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ namespace MWMechanics
             std::string getFollowedActor();
 
         private:
+            bool mAlwaysFollow; //this will make the actor always follow, thus ignoring mDuration and mX,mY,mZ (used for summoned creatures).
             float mDuration;
             float mX;
             float mY;