diff --git a/zombie_hunting_respawn/zh_respawn_stop.sp b/zombie_hunting_respawn/zh_respawn_stop.sp
index 28f6ed6c..aa20a125 100644
--- a/zombie_hunting_respawn/zh_respawn_stop.sp
+++ b/zombie_hunting_respawn/zh_respawn_stop.sp
@@ -659,6 +659,8 @@ public void unloze_zoneEntry(int client, char[] zone)
     }
 }
 
+
+
 public void handle_pings(int i, int pingtype)
 {
     if (!g_is_zh_map)
@@ -1074,12 +1076,38 @@ stock void ReplaceStrings(char[] str, char[] strReplace)
 	Format(str, sizeof(l_cstrFix), l_cstrFix);
 }
 
+public void OnMapEnd()
+{
+    if (g_is_zh_map)
+    {
+        for (int i = 0; i <= g_zoneCount; i++)
+        {
+            for (int j = zone_pings[i]; j < zone_pings[i + 1]; j++)
+            {
+                RemovePing(j); 
+                /* Should hopefully help prevent these crashes
+                    L 11/26/2024 - 16:59:11: (70.62%) 1447        prop_dynamic
+                    Nov 26 16:59:11 unloze script[1920069]: L 11/26/2024 - 16:59:11: Total edicts: 2049
+                    Nov 26 16:59:11 unloze script[1920069]: ED_Alloc: no free edicts
+                    Nov 26 16:59:11 unloze script[1920069]: L 11/26/2024 - 16:59:11: Engine error: ED_Alloc: no free edicts
+                */
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 public void SpawnPing(int skin, float pos[3], int index)
 {
     if (!g_is_zh_map)
     {
         return;
     }
+    if (GetEntityCount() > 1900)
+    {
+        //this should probably never happen tbh.
+        PrintToChatAll("Fail safe was activated. skipped spawning ping to prevent edict limit");
+        return;
+    }
     int Ent = CreateEntityByName("prop_dynamic");
     SetEntityModel(Ent, "models/unloze/unloze_ping.mdl");
     DispatchKeyValue(Ent, "modelscale", "1.5");