diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index a407a7c2d72..b7b7a31b68c 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -1891,11 +1891,14 @@ bool stageThreeInitialise()
 	}
 	else
 	{
+		initNoGoAreas();
+
 		const DebugInputManager& dbgInputManager = gInputManager.debugManager();
 		if (dbgInputManager.debugMappingsAllowed())
 		{
 			triggerEventCheatMode(true);
 		}
+
 		triggerEvent(TRIGGER_GAME_INIT);
 		playerBuiltHQ = structureExists(selectedPlayer, REF_HQ, true, false);
 	}
diff --git a/src/mission.cpp b/src/mission.cpp
index 4def3d952a1..18e975d083f 100644
--- a/src/mission.cpp
+++ b/src/mission.cpp
@@ -263,10 +263,7 @@ void initMission()
 	}
 
 	//init all the landing zones
-	for (auto &inc : sLandingZone)
-	{
-		inc.x1 = inc.y1 = inc.x2 = inc.y2 = 0;
-	}
+	initNoGoAreas();
 
 	bDroidsToSafety = false;
 	setPlayCountDown(true);
@@ -2659,19 +2656,12 @@ LANDING_ZONE *getLandingZone(SDWORD i)
 	return &sLandingZone[i];
 }
 
-/*Initialises all the nogo areas to 0 - DOESN'T INIT THE LIMBO AREA because we
-have to set this up in the mission BEFORE*/
+//Initialises all the nogo areas to 0
 void initNoGoAreas()
 {
-	UBYTE	i;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < MAX_NOGO_AREAS; i++)
+	for (unsigned int i = 0; i < MAX_NOGO_AREAS; ++i)
 	{
-		if (i != LIMBO_LANDING)
-		{
-			sLandingZone[i].x1 = sLandingZone[i].y1 = sLandingZone[i].x2 =
-			                         sLandingZone[i].y2 = 0;
-		}
+		sLandingZone[i].x1 = sLandingZone[i].y1 = sLandingZone[i].x2 = sLandingZone[i].y2 = 0;
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/wzapi.cpp b/src/wzapi.cpp
index 66b8f4d26fb..ea114261296 100644
--- a/src/wzapi.cpp
+++ b/src/wzapi.cpp
@@ -3209,8 +3209,6 @@ bool wzapi::donatePower(WZAPI_PARAMS(int amount, int player))
 //-- then landing lights are placed. If playerFilter is ```ALL_PLAYERS```, then a limbo landing zone
 //-- is created and limbo droids placed.
 //--
-// FIXME: missing a way to call initNoGoAreas(); check if we can call this in
-// every level start instead of through scripts
 wzapi::no_return_value wzapi::setNoGoArea(WZAPI_PARAMS(int x1, int y1, int x2, int y2, int playerFilter))
 {
 	SCRIPT_ASSERT({}, context, x1 >= 0, "Minimum scroll x value %d is less than zero - ", x1);