diff --git a/src/art.cc b/src/art.cc
index f9d85cf..b81422b 100644
--- a/src/art.cc
+++ b/src/art.cc
@@ -146,15 +146,31 @@ int artInit()
         gArtLanguageInitialized = true;
     }
 
+    bool critterDbSelected = false;
     for (int objectType = 0; objectType < OBJ_TYPE_COUNT; objectType++) {
         gArtListDescriptions[objectType].flags = 0;
         sprintf(path, "%s%s%s\\%s.lst", _cd_path_base, "art\\", gArtListDescriptions[objectType].name, gArtListDescriptions[objectType].name);
 
+        int oldDb;
+        if (objectType == OBJ_TYPE_CRITTER) {
+            oldDb = _db_current();
+            critterDbSelected = true;
+            _db_select(_critter_db_handle);
+        }
+
         if (artReadList(path, &(gArtListDescriptions[objectType].fileNames), &(gArtListDescriptions[objectType].fileNamesLength)) != 0) {
             debugPrint("art_read_lst failed in art_init\n");
+            if (critterDbSelected) {
+                _db_select(oldDb);
+            }
             cacheFree(&gArtCache);
             return -1;
         }
+
+        if (objectType == OBJ_TYPE_CRITTER) {
+            critterDbSelected = false;
+            _db_select(oldDb);
+        }
     }
 
     _anon_alias = (int*)internal_malloc(sizeof(*_anon_alias) * gArtListDescriptions[OBJ_TYPE_CRITTER].fileNamesLength);
@@ -848,8 +864,8 @@ bool artExists(int fid)
     int oldDb = -1;
 
     if (FID_TYPE(fid) == OBJ_TYPE_CRITTER) {
-        oldDb = _db_current(1);
-        _db_current(_critter_db_handle);
+        oldDb = _db_current();
+        _db_select(_critter_db_handle);
     }
 
     char* filePath = artBuildFilePath(fid);
@@ -861,27 +877,38 @@ bool artExists(int fid)
     }
 
     if (oldDb != -1) {
-        _db_current(oldDb);
+        _db_select(oldDb);
     }
 
     return result;
 }
 
+// NOTE: Exactly the same implementation as `artExists`.
+//
 // 0x419930
 bool _art_fid_valid(int fid)
 {
-    // NOTE: Original Code involves calling some unknown function. Check in debugger in mapper.
+    bool result = false;
+    int oldDb = -1;
+
+    if (FID_TYPE(fid) == OBJ_TYPE_CRITTER) {
+        oldDb = _db_current();
+        _db_select(_critter_db_handle);
+    }
+
     char* filePath = artBuildFilePath(fid);
-    if (filePath == NULL) {
-        return false;
+    if (filePath != NULL) {
+        int fileSize;
+        if (dbGetFileSize(filePath, &fileSize) != -1) {
+            result = true;
+        }
     }
 
-    int fileSize;
-    if (dbGetFileSize(filePath, &fileSize) == -1) {
-        return false;
+    if (oldDb != -1) {
+        _db_select(oldDb);
     }
 
-    return true;
+    return result;
 }
 
 // 0x419998
@@ -931,8 +958,8 @@ static int artCacheGetFileSizeImpl(int fid, int* sizePtr)
     int result = -1;
 
     if (FID_TYPE(fid) == OBJ_TYPE_CRITTER) {
-        oldDb = _db_current(1);
-        _db_current(_critter_db_handle);
+        oldDb = _db_current();
+        _db_select(_critter_db_handle);
     }
 
     char* artFilePath = artBuildFilePath(fid);
@@ -967,7 +994,7 @@ static int artCacheGetFileSizeImpl(int fid, int* sizePtr)
     }
 
     if (oldDb != -1) {
-        _db_current(oldDb);
+        _db_select(oldDb);
     }
 
     return result;
@@ -980,8 +1007,8 @@ static int artCacheReadDataImpl(int fid, int* sizePtr, unsigned char* data)
     int result = -1;
 
     if (FID_TYPE(fid) == OBJ_TYPE_CRITTER) {
-        oldDb = _db_current(1);
-        _db_current(_critter_db_handle);
+        oldDb = _db_current();
+        _db_select(_critter_db_handle);
     }
 
     char* artFileName = artBuildFilePath(fid);
@@ -1015,7 +1042,7 @@ static int artCacheReadDataImpl(int fid, int* sizePtr, unsigned char* data)
     }
 
     if (oldDb != -1) {
-        _db_current(oldDb);
+        _db_select(oldDb);
     }
 
     return result;
diff --git a/src/db.cc b/src/db.cc
index b0399b0..647a3fb 100644
--- a/src/db.cc
+++ b/src/db.cc
@@ -61,20 +61,22 @@ int dbOpen(const char* filePath1, int a2, const char* filePath2, int a4)
     return 0;
 }
 
-// NOTE: This function simply returns 0, but it definitely accept one parameter
-// via eax, as seen at every call site. This value is ignored. It's impossible
-// to guess it's name.
-//
 // 0x4C5D54
-int _db_current(int a1)
+int _db_select(int dbHandle)
+{
+    return 0;
+}
+
+// NOTE: Uncollapsed 0x4C5D54.
+int _db_current()
 {
     return 0;
 }
 
 // 0x4C5D58
-bool _db_total()
+int _db_total()
 {
-    return true;
+    return 0;
 }
 
 // 0x4C5D60
diff --git a/src/db.h b/src/db.h
index f6206a6..986feb2 100644
--- a/src/db.h
+++ b/src/db.h
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@ typedef void FileReadProgressHandler();
 typedef char* StrdupProc(const char* string);
 
 int dbOpen(const char* filePath1, int a2, const char* filePath2, int a4);
-int _db_current(int a1);
-bool _db_total();
+int _db_select(int dbHandle);
+int _db_current();
+int _db_total();
 void dbExit();
 int dbGetFileSize(const char* filePath, int* sizePtr);
 int dbGetFileContents(const char* filePath, void* ptr);
diff --git a/src/game.cc b/src/game.cc
index e77acd8..38ae806 100644
--- a/src/game.cc
+++ b/src/game.cc
@@ -1251,6 +1251,7 @@ static int gameDbInit()
 
     _critter_db_handle = dbOpen(main_file_name, 0, patch_file_name, 1);
     if (_critter_db_handle == -1) {
+        _db_select(_master_db_handle);
         showMesageBox("Could not find the critter datafile. Please make sure the FALLOUT CD is in the drive and that you are running FALLOUT from the directory you installed it to.");
         return -1;
     }
@@ -1263,6 +1264,8 @@ static int gameDbInit()
         }
     }
 
+    _db_select(_master_db_handle);
+
     return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/window_manager.cc b/src/window_manager.cc
index 9840c71..5411ab1 100644
--- a/src/window_manager.cc
+++ b/src/window_manager.cc
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ int windowManagerInit(VideoSystemInitProc* videoSystemInitProc, VideoSystemExitP
         gOrderedWindowIds[index] = -1;
     }
 
-    if (!_db_total()) {
+    if (_db_total() == 0) {
         if (dbOpen(NULL, 0, _path_patches, 1) == -1) {
             return WINDOW_MANAGER_ERR_INITIALIZING_DEFAULT_DATABASE;
         }