diff --git a/src/players/manager.py b/src/players/manager.py
index 26bbb6f340..cdc22b8cf3 100644
--- a/src/players/manager.py
+++ b/src/players/manager.py
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ class PlayerManager(TypedObjectManager):
         """
         ostring = ostring.lstrip("*")
         dbref = self.dbref(ostring)
-        if dbref:
+        if dbref or dbref == 0:
             matches = self.filter(id=dbref)
             if matches:
                 return matches
diff --git a/src/scripts/manager.py b/src/scripts/manager.py
index 18a2e79b98..b7922b6c25 100644
--- a/src/scripts/manager.py
+++ b/src/scripts/manager.py
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ class ScriptManager(TypedObjectManager):
         ostring = ostring.strip()
 
         dbref = self.dbref(ostring)
-        if dbref:
+        if dbref or dbref == 0:
             # this is a dbref, try to find the script directly
             dbref_match = self.dbref_search(dbref)
             if dbref_match: