diff --git a/src/engine/level_script.c b/src/engine/level_script.c
index c9bda5e0..55c2ae62 100644
--- a/src/engine/level_script.c
+++ b/src/engine/level_script.c
@@ -938,7 +938,7 @@ static void level_cmd_place_object_ext(void) {
         return;
     }
 
-    if (sCurrAreaIndex != -1 && ((CMD_GET(u8, 2) & val7) || CMD_GET(u8, 2) == 0x1F)) {
+    if (sCurrAreaIndex != -1 && (gLevelValues.disableActs || (CMD_GET(u8, 2) & val7) || CMD_GET(u8, 2) == 0x1F)) {
         u16 model = CMD_GET(u8, 3);
         if (model >= MAX_LOADED_GRAPH_NODES) { model = MODEL_NONE; }
         spawnInfo = alloc_only_pool_alloc(sLevelPool, sizeof(struct SpawnInfo));
@@ -1010,7 +1010,7 @@ static void level_cmd_place_object_ext2(void) {
         return;
     }
 
-    if (sCurrAreaIndex != -1 && ((CMD_GET(u8, 2) & val7) || CMD_GET(u8, 2) == 0x1F)) {
+    if (sCurrAreaIndex != -1 && (gLevelValues.disableActs || (CMD_GET(u8, 2) & val7) || CMD_GET(u8, 2) == 0x1F)) {
         spawnInfo = alloc_only_pool_alloc(sLevelPool, sizeof(struct SpawnInfo));
 
         spawnInfo->startPos[0] = CMD_GET(s16, 4);
diff --git a/src/game/level_update.c b/src/game/level_update.c
index 5f11b95d..311eabda 100644
--- a/src/game/level_update.c
+++ b/src/game/level_update.c
@@ -1874,6 +1874,10 @@ s32 lvl_set_current_level(UNUSED s16 arg0, s32 levelNum) {
         return hookUseActSelect;
     }
 
+    if (gLevelValues.disableActs) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
     if (gCurrCourseNum > COURSE_STAGES_MAX || warpCheckpointActive) {
         return 0;
     }