diff --git a/src/module/actor/actor.ts b/src/module/actor/actor.ts
index 889e8b3..73dff11 100644
--- a/src/module/actor/actor.ts
+++ b/src/module/actor/actor.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ export class DS4Actor extends Actor<DS4ActorData, DS4Item> {
     }
 
     applyActiveEffectsToBaseData(): void {
+        // reset overrides because our variant of applying active effects does not set them, it only adds overrides
+        this.overrides = {};
         this.applyActiveEffectsFiltered(
             (change) =>
                 !this.derivedDataProperties.includes(change.key) && !this.finalDerivedProperties.includes(change.key),
@@ -87,7 +89,7 @@ export class DS4Actor extends Actor<DS4ActorData, DS4Item> {
         }
 
         // Expand the set of final overrides
-        this.overrides = expandObject({ ...flattenObject(this.overrides ?? {}), ...overrides });
+        this.overrides = expandObject({ ...flattenObject(this.overrides), ...overrides });
     }
 
     protected _getOriginatingItemOfActiveEffect(effect: ActiveEffect<DS4Actor>): DS4Item | undefined {