diff --git a/engines/drascula/resource.cpp b/engines/drascula/resource.cpp
index 1226bc2e10e..57be51da430 100644
--- a/engines/drascula/resource.cpp
+++ b/engines/drascula/resource.cpp
@@ -92,13 +92,19 @@ void TextResourceParser::getLine(char *buf) {
 void TextResourceParser::parseInt(int &result) {
 	char buf[256];
 	getLine(buf);
-	sscanf(buf, "%d", &result);
+
+	if (!sscanf(buf, "%d", &result)) {
+		result = 0;
+	}
 }
 
 void TextResourceParser::parseString(char* result) {
 	char buf[256];
 	getLine(buf);
-	sscanf(buf, "%s", result);
+
+	if (!sscanf(buf, "%s", result)) {
+		*result = 0;
+	}
 }
 
 
diff --git a/engines/drascula/rooms.cpp b/engines/drascula/rooms.cpp
index 57bfad26afe..c6dd9f29dbe 100644
--- a/engines/drascula/rooms.cpp
+++ b/engines/drascula/rooms.cpp
@@ -1945,7 +1945,9 @@ bool DrasculaEngine::exitRoom(int doorNumber) {
 			hare_se_ve = 1;
 
 		clearRoom();
-		sscanf(_targetSurface[doorNumber], "%d", &roomNum);
+		if (!sscanf(_targetSurface[doorNumber], "%d", &roomNum)) {
+			error("Malformed roomNum in targetSurface (%s)", _targetSurface[doorNumber]);
+		}
 		curX = -1;
 		enterRoom(roomNum);
 
diff --git a/engines/drascula/saveload.cpp b/engines/drascula/saveload.cpp
index 4aaec5ec0e9..4c288553a27 100644
--- a/engines/drascula/saveload.cpp
+++ b/engines/drascula/saveload.cpp
@@ -221,7 +221,9 @@ bool DrasculaEngine::loadGame(const char *gameName) {
 	takeObject = sav->readSint32LE();
 	pickedObject = sav->readSint32LE();
 	loadedDifferentChapter = 0;
-	sscanf(currentData, "%d.ald", &roomNum);
+	if (!sscanf(currentData, "%d.ald", &roomNum)) {
+		error("Bad save format");
+	}
 	enterRoom(roomNum);
 	selectVerb(kVerbNone);