diff --git a/src/act.wizard.c b/src/act.wizard.c
index 92dcfbe..2415a6c 100644
--- a/src/act.wizard.c
+++ b/src/act.wizard.c
@@ -5037,13 +5037,21 @@ ACMD(do_oset)
 {
   char arg[MAX_INPUT_LENGTH];
   char arg2[MAX_INPUT_LENGTH];
+  const char usage[] = "Usage: \r\n"
+                       "Options: alias, apply, longdesc, shortdesc\r\n"
+                       "> oset <object> <option> <value>\r\n";
   struct obj_data *obj;
   bool success = TRUE;
 
+  if (IS_NPC(ch) || ch->desc == NULL) {
+    send_to_char(ch, "oset is only usable by connected players.\r\n");
+    return;
+  }
+
   argument = one_argument(argument, arg);
 
   if (!*arg)
-    send_to_char(ch, "oset what?\r\n");
+    send_to_char(ch, usage);
   else if (!(obj = get_obj_in_list_vis(ch, arg, NULL, ch->carrying)) && 
     !(obj = get_obj_in_list_vis(ch, arg, NULL, world[IN_ROOM(ch)].contents)))
     send_to_char(ch, "You don't seem to have %s %s.\r\n", AN(arg), arg);
@@ -5051,23 +5059,23 @@ ACMD(do_oset)
      argument = one_argument(argument, arg2);
      
      if (!*arg2) 
-       send_to_char(ch, "What?\r\n");
+       send_to_char(ch, usage);
      else {
        if (is_abbrev(arg2, "alias") && (success = oset_alias(obj, argument)))
-           send_to_char(ch, "Object alias set to %s.\r\n", argument);
+         send_to_char(ch, "Object alias set.\r\n");
        else if (is_abbrev(arg2, "longdesc") && (success = oset_long_description(obj, argument)))
-           send_to_char(ch, "Object long description set to %s.\r\n", argument);
+         send_to_char(ch, "Object long description set.\r\n");
        else if (is_abbrev(arg2, "shortdesc") && (success = oset_short_description(obj, argument)))
-           send_to_char(ch, "Object short description set to %s.\r\n", argument);
+         send_to_char(ch, "Object short description set.\r\n");
        else if (is_abbrev(arg2, "apply") && (success = oset_apply(obj, argument)))
-           send_to_char(ch, "Object apply set to %s.\r\n", argument);           
-	   else {
-		 if (!success) 
-		   send_to_char(ch, "%s was unsuccessful.\r\n", arg2);
-		 else
-		   send_to_char(ch, "Unknown argument: %s.\r\n", arg2);
-		 return;
-	   }
-	 }
+         send_to_char(ch, "Object apply set.\r\n");           
+       else {
+         if (!success) 
+           send_to_char(ch, "%s was unsuccessful.\r\n", arg2);
+         else
+           send_to_char(ch, usage);
+         return;
+       }
+     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/genobj.c b/src/genobj.c
index c0b3b96..5793fbb 100644
--- a/src/genobj.c
+++ b/src/genobj.c
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ bool oset_alias(struct obj_data *obj, char * argument)
   if (strlen(argument) > max_len)
     return FALSE;
   
-  if (obj->name && obj->name != obj_proto[i].name)
+  if (i != NOWHERE && obj->name && obj->name != obj_proto[i].name)
     free(obj->name);  
 		   	   
   obj->name = strdup(argument);  
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ bool oset_short_description(struct obj_data *obj, char * argument)
   if (strlen(argument) > max_len)
     return FALSE;
   
-  if (obj->short_description && obj->short_description != obj_proto[i].short_description)
+  if (i != NOWHERE && obj->short_description && obj->short_description != obj_proto[i].short_description)
     free(obj->short_description);  
 		   	   
   obj->short_description = strdup(argument);  
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ bool oset_long_description(struct obj_data *obj, char * argument)
   if (strlen(argument) > max_len)
     return FALSE;  
   
-  if (obj->description && obj->description != obj_proto[i].description)
+  if (i != NOWHERE && obj->description && obj->description != obj_proto[i].description)
     free(obj->description);  
 		   	   
   obj->description = strdup(argument);