diff --git a/src/sdl-instead/game.c b/src/sdl-instead/game.c
index 0f22c84..d25d903 100644
--- a/src/sdl-instead/game.c
+++ b/src/sdl-instead/game.c
@@ -1882,9 +1882,13 @@ int game_loop(void)
 				game_menu(menu_askquit);
 			} else if (!alt_pressed && (!is_key(&ev, "return") || !is_key(&ev, "enter"))) {
 				gfx_cursor(&x, &y, NULL, NULL);
+				game_highlight(-1, -1, 0); /* reset */
+
 				game_click(x, y, 0);
-				game_highlight(x, y, 1);
-				game_highlight(-1, -1, 0);
+
+				game_highlight(x, y, 1); /* hl on/off */
+				game_highlight(x, y, 0);
+
 				if (game_click(x, y, 1) == -1)
 					break;
 			} else if (!is_key(&ev, "escape")) {
diff --git a/stead/stead.lua b/stead/stead.lua
index 9a4617e..6dc0ddd 100644
--- a/stead/stead.lua
+++ b/stead/stead.lua
@@ -1069,16 +1069,17 @@ function game_life(self)
 	local i,o
 	local av,v
 	
-	for i,o in ipairs(self.lifes) do
+	for i,o in opairs(self.lifes) do
 		local vv
 		local pre
-
 		o = ref(o);
-		vv,pre = call(o,'life');
-		if not pre then
-			v = par(' ',v, vv);
-		else
-			av = par(' ', av, vv);
+		if not isDisabled(o) then
+			vv,pre = call(o,'life');
+			if not pre then
+				v = par(' ',v, vv);
+			else
+				av = par(' ', av, vv);
+			end
 		end
 	end
 	return v, av;