diff --git a/rsc/scripts/door_utility.lua b/rsc/scripts/door_utility.lua
index 11f681d..7901acc 100644
--- a/rsc/scripts/door_utility.lua
+++ b/rsc/scripts/door_utility.lua
@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@ function doorUtility.CreateDoorPair(handle, roomOne, Xone, Yone, roomTwo, Xtwo,
 		--disable the other trigger
 		local triggerTwo = triggerManagerAPI.FindTrigger(roomAPI.GetTriggerMgr(roomTwo), handle)
 		triggerAPI.PushExclusionEntity(triggerTwo, entity)
+
+		--bookkeeping: remove from the original trigger's exclusion list
+		local triggerOne = triggerManagerAPI.FindTrigger(roomAPI.GetTriggerMgr(roomOne), handle)
+		triggerAPI.RemoveExclusionEntity(triggerOne, entity)
 	end
 
 	local function scriptTwo(entity)
@@ -79,6 +83,10 @@ function doorUtility.CreateDoorPair(handle, roomOne, Xone, Yone, roomTwo, Xtwo,
 		--disable the other trigger
 		local triggerOne = triggerManagerAPI.FindTrigger(roomAPI.GetTriggerMgr(roomOne), handle)
 		triggerAPI.PushExclusionEntity(triggerOne, entity)
+
+		--bookkeeping: remove from the original trigger's exclusion list
+		local triggerTwo = triggerManagerAPI.FindTrigger(roomAPI.GetTriggerMgr(roomTwo), handle)
+		triggerAPI.RemoveExclusionEntity(triggerTwo, entity)
 	end
 
 	--create the triggers proper
diff --git a/server/triggers/trigger_manager.cpp b/server/triggers/trigger_manager.cpp
index dba1af6..d93236d 100644
--- a/server/triggers/trigger_manager.cpp
+++ b/server/triggers/trigger_manager.cpp
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ void TriggerManager::Compare(std::stack<Entity*> entityStack) {
 					continue;
 				}
 
+				//push to the exclusion list
+				triggerPair.second.GetExclusionList()->push_back(entity);
+
 				//run the trigger script
 				lua_rawgeti(lua, LUA_REGISTRYINDEX, triggerPair.second.GetScriptReference());
 				lua_pushlightuserdata(lua, entity);
@@ -58,13 +61,10 @@ void TriggerManager::Compare(std::stack<Entity*> entityStack) {
 					//error
 					throw(std::runtime_error(std::string() + "Lua error: " + lua_tostring(lua, -1) ));
 				}
-
-				//push to the exclusion list
-				triggerPair.second.GetExclusionList()->push_back(entity);
 			}
 			else {
 				//remove members of the exclusion list
-				//NOTE: characters in different rooms won't be removed, but that shouldn't be a problem
+				//NOTE: characters in different rooms won't be removed, which does tend to be a problem
 				triggerPair.second.GetExclusionList()->remove_if([entity](Entity* ptr) -> bool {
 					return entity == ptr;
 				});