diff --git a/files/helpers/awards.py b/files/helpers/awards.py
index 84d41f29f..f3a6d1b24 100644
--- a/files/helpers/awards.py
+++ b/files/helpers/awards.py
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ def award_timers(v, bot=False):
 		if v.old_house: 
 			notify_if_not_bot("Your vampire status has ended!")
 			v.house = v.old_house
+			v.old_house = None
 
 		badge = v.has_badge(168)
 		if badge: g.db.delete(badge)
diff --git a/files/routes/awards.py b/files/routes/awards.py
index 8631d9716..5f2d05e2a 100644
--- a/files/routes/awards.py
+++ b/files/routes/awards.py
@@ -358,11 +358,14 @@ def award_thing(v, thing_type, id):
 			g.db.add(thing)
 	elif "Vampire" in kind and kind == v.house:
 		if author.bite: author.bite += 86400 * 7
-		else:
-			author.bite = int(time.time()) + 86400 * 7
+		else: author.bite = int(time.time()) + 86400 * 7
+		
+		if not author.old_house:
 			author.old_house = author.house
 		
-		author.house = 'Vampire'
+		if 'Vampire' not in author.house:
+			author.house = 'Vampire'
+
 		badge_grant(user=author, badge_id=168)
 	elif "Racist" in kind and kind == v.house:
 		if author.earlylife: author.earlylife += 86400