diff --git a/src/combat.mjs b/src/combat.mjs
index 28f615e..c3b1872 100644
--- a/src/combat.mjs
+++ b/src/combat.mjs
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ function get_effects_in_markdown(actor, token) {
 function parse_turn(combat, updateData) {
     const c = Object.assign(combat, updateData)
     const turn = c.turns[c.turn]
-    const actor = Object.assign(
+    const actor = Object.assign({},
         game.actors.find(a => a.id === turn.actorId),
         combat.combatants.find(cb => cb.tokenId === turn.tokenId))