diff --git a/src/k_kart.c b/src/k_kart.c
index 0493d77a7..7618a615a 100644
--- a/src/k_kart.c
+++ b/src/k_kart.c
@@ -5024,6 +5024,7 @@ void K_DropHnextList(player_t *player)
 	while ((work = nextwork) && !(work == NULL || P_MobjWasRemoved(work)))
 	{
 		nextwork = work->hnext;
+		type = MT_NULL;
 
 		if (!work->health)
 			continue; // taking care of itself
@@ -5073,11 +5074,11 @@ void K_DropHnextList(player_t *player)
 				break;
 		}
 
-		LUA_HookDropHnextList(work, &type, &orbit, &dropall);
-		if (type == MT_NULL)	// who's the fucking bitch
+		type = LUA_HookDropHnextList(work, type, &orbit, &dropall);
+		if (type == MT_NULL)	// who's the fucking bitch 🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥
 		{
 			P_RemoveMobj(work);
-			continue;			// that took my shit
+			continue;			// that took my shit 🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥
 		}
 
 		if ((!itemlittering) && (type == MT_SSMINE))
diff --git a/src/lua_hook.h b/src/lua_hook.h
index cef07606e..bac34d016 100644
--- a/src/lua_hook.h
+++ b/src/lua_hook.h
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ automatically.
 	X (MobjMoveBlocked),/* P_XYMovement (when movement is blocked) */\
 	X (MapThingSpawn),/* P_SpawnMapThing */\
 	X (FollowMobj),/* P_PlayerAfterThink Smiles mobj-following */\
+	X (DropHnextList),/*SRB2KART*/\
 
 #define HOOK_LIST(X) \
 	X (NetVars),/* add to archive table (netsave) */\
@@ -93,7 +94,6 @@ automatically.
 	X (KartStripOther),/*SRB2KART*/\
 	X (CanPickupItem),/*SRB2KART*/\
 	X (GetItemEquipStyle),/*SRB2KART*/\
-	X (DropHnextList),/*SRB2KART*/\
 
 #define STRING_HOOK_LIST(X) \
 	X (SpecialExecute),\
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ boolean LUA_HookKartStripItems(player_t *player, UINT8 item); // SRB2Kart: Hook
 boolean LUA_HookKartStripOther(player_t *player); // SRB2Kart: Hook for K_StripOther.
 boolean LUA_HookCanPickupItem(player_t *player, UINT8 weapon, boolean *force); // SRB2Kart: Hook for P_CanPickupItem.
 int 	LUA_HookGetItemEquipStyle(mobjtype_t mobjtype); // SRB2Kart: Hook for K_GetItemEquipStyle.
-boolean LUA_HookDropHnextList(mobj_t *mobj, mobjtype_t *droptype, boolean *orbit, boolean *dropall); // SRB2Kart: Hook for K_DropHnextList.
+int		LUA_HookDropHnextList(mobj_t *mobj, mobjtype_t droptype, boolean *orbit, boolean *dropall); // SRB2Kart: Hook for K_DropHnextList.
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 } // extern "C"
diff --git a/src/lua_hooklib.c b/src/lua_hooklib.c
index 7edd38da6..bd46bbd3d 100644
--- a/src/lua_hooklib.c
+++ b/src/lua_hooklib.c
@@ -1447,7 +1447,7 @@ int LUA_HookGetItemEquipStyle(mobjtype_t type)
 }
 
 typedef struct {
-	mobjtype_t *droptype;
+	mobjtype_t droptype;
 	boolean *orbit;
 	boolean *dropall;
 } KartDropHnextList_State;
@@ -1455,15 +1455,22 @@ typedef struct {
 static void res_kartdrophnext(Hook_State *hook)
 {
 	KartDropHnextList_State *state = (KartDropHnextList_State*)hook->userdata;
-	if (lua_isnumber(gL, -3))
-		*state->droptype = lua_tonumber(gL, -3);
-	if (lua_isboolean(gL, -2))
-		*state->orbit = lua_toboolean(gL, -2);
-	if (lua_isboolean(gL, -1))
-		*state->dropall = lua_toboolean(gL, -1);
+	if (!lua_isnil(gL, -3))
+	{
+		state->droptype = luaL_checkinteger(gL, -3);
+
+		if (lua_isboolean(gL, -2))
+		{
+			*state->orbit = lua_toboolean(gL, -2);
+		}
+		if (lua_isboolean(gL, -1))
+		{
+			*state->dropall = lua_toboolean(gL, -1);
+		}
+	}
 }
 
-boolean LUA_HookDropHnextList(mobj_t *mobj, mobjtype_t *droptype, boolean *orbit, boolean *dropall)
+int LUA_HookDropHnextList(mobj_t *mobj, mobjtype_t droptype, boolean *orbit, boolean *dropall)
 {
 	Hook_State hook;
 	KartDropHnextList_State state = {0};
@@ -1471,13 +1478,14 @@ boolean LUA_HookDropHnextList(mobj_t *mobj, mobjtype_t *droptype, boolean *orbit
 	state.orbit = orbit;
 	state.dropall = dropall;
 
-	if (prepare_mobj_hook(&hook, false, HOOK(DropHnextList), mobj->type))
+	if (prepare_mobj_hook(&hook, 0, HOOK(DropHnextList), mobj->type))
 	{
 		LUA_PushUserdata(gL, mobj, META_MOBJ);
 		hook.userdata = &state;
 
 		call_hooks(&hook, 3, res_kartdrophnext);
 	}
-	
-	return hook.status;
+	CONS_Printf("mobj type is %d\n", mobj->type);
+	CONS_Printf("droptype is %d\n", state.droptype);
+	return state.droptype;
 }