diff --git a/plugin/src/main/java/com/denizenscript/denizen/scripts/commands/world/PlayEffectCommand.java b/plugin/src/main/java/com/denizenscript/denizen/scripts/commands/world/PlayEffectCommand.java
index 6a66779be1..d00e9a1a94 100644
--- a/plugin/src/main/java/com/denizenscript/denizen/scripts/commands/world/PlayEffectCommand.java
+++ b/plugin/src/main/java/com/denizenscript/denizen/scripts/commands/world/PlayEffectCommand.java
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package com.denizenscript.denizen.scripts.commands.world;
 
 import com.denizenscript.denizen.objects.*;
-import com.denizenscript.denizen.utilities.Utilities;
 import com.denizenscript.denizen.utilities.debugging.Debug;
 import com.denizenscript.denizen.nms.NMSHandler;
 import com.denizenscript.denizen.nms.abstracts.ParticleHelper;
@@ -194,7 +193,6 @@ else if (!scriptEntry.hasObject("targets")
                 arg.reportUnhandled();
             }
         }
-        scriptEntry.defaultObject("location", Utilities.entryDefaultLocation(scriptEntry, false));
         scriptEntry.defaultObject("data", new ElementTag(0));
         scriptEntry.defaultObject("radius", new ElementTag(15));
         scriptEntry.defaultObject("quantity", new ElementTag(1));
diff --git a/plugin/src/main/java/com/denizenscript/denizen/scripts/containers/core/EconomyScriptContainer.java b/plugin/src/main/java/com/denizenscript/denizen/scripts/containers/core/EconomyScriptContainer.java
index a052733a74..59ff127b09 100644
--- a/plugin/src/main/java/com/denizenscript/denizen/scripts/containers/core/EconomyScriptContainer.java
+++ b/plugin/src/main/java/com/denizenscript/denizen/scripts/containers/core/EconomyScriptContainer.java
@@ -102,14 +102,28 @@ public String autoTagAmount(String value, OfflinePlayer player, double amount) {
             return autoTag(value.replace("<amount", "<element[" + amountText + "]"), player);
         }
 
+        public void validateThread() {
+            if (!Bukkit.isPrimaryThread()) {
+                try {
+                    throw new RuntimeException("Stack reference");
+                }
+                catch (RuntimeException ex) {
+                    Debug.echoError("Warning: economy access from wrong thread, errors will result");
+                    Debug.echoError(ex);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         public String autoTag(String value, OfflinePlayer player) {
             if (value == null) {
                 return null;
             }
+            validateThread();
             return TagManager.tag(value, new BukkitTagContext(player == null ? null : new PlayerTag(player), null, new ScriptTag(backingScript)));
         }
 
         public String runSubScript(String pathName, OfflinePlayer player, double amount) {
+            validateThread();
             List<ScriptEntry> entries = backingScript.getEntries(new BukkitScriptEntryData(new PlayerTag(player), null), pathName);
             InstantQueue queue = new InstantQueue(backingScript.getName());
             queue.addEntries(entries);
diff --git a/plugin/src/main/java/com/denizenscript/denizen/utilities/flags/PlayerFlagHandler.java b/plugin/src/main/java/com/denizenscript/denizen/utilities/flags/PlayerFlagHandler.java
index d585226519..121ef8e52f 100644
--- a/plugin/src/main/java/com/denizenscript/denizen/utilities/flags/PlayerFlagHandler.java
+++ b/plugin/src/main/java/com/denizenscript/denizen/utilities/flags/PlayerFlagHandler.java
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ public static AbstractFlagTracker getTrackerFor(UUID id) {
         return cache.tracker;
     }
 
-    public static Future loadAsync(UUID id) {
+    public static Future loadAsync(UUID id) { // Note: this method is called sync, but triggers an async load
         try {
             CachedPlayerFlag cache = playerFlagTrackerCache.get(id);
             if (cache != null) {