diff --git a/src/game/behaviors/exclamation_box.inc.c b/src/game/behaviors/exclamation_box.inc.c
index bfc38408..c9a7b8ba 100644
--- a/src/game/behaviors/exclamation_box.inc.c
+++ b/src/game/behaviors/exclamation_box.inc.c
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ void exclamation_box_spawn_contents(struct Struct802C0DF0 *a0, u8 a1) {
 
     struct Object* luaSpawnedObject = NULL;
     if ((luaSpawnedObject = smlua_call_exclamation_box_hook(o, true)) != NULL) {
+        luaSpawnedObject->parentObj = o; // Allows spawned stars to work like it was a normal exclamation box
         (void *)smlua_call_exclamation_box_hook(luaSpawnedObject, false);
         return;
     }
diff --git a/src/pc/lua/smlua_hooks.c b/src/pc/lua/smlua_hooks.c
index 11b34cd3..b145277e 100644
--- a/src/pc/lua/smlua_hooks.c
+++ b/src/pc/lua/smlua_hooks.c
@@ -1842,11 +1842,13 @@ struct Object* smlua_call_exclamation_box_hook(struct Object* obj, bool write) {
         struct Object* returnObject = NULL;
         if (write) {
             returnObject = (struct Object*)smlua_to_cobject(L, 1, LOT_OBJECT);
+            if (!gSmLuaConvertSuccess || returnObject == NULL) {
+                LOG_LUA("Return value type is invalid for writeFunction: %d", lua_type(L, 1));
+                continue;
+            }
         }
         lua_pop(L, 1);
 
-        if (!gSmLuaConvertSuccess) { return NULL; }
-
         return returnObject;
     }