diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Server/Connection.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Server/Connection.cs
index 76799ee660..79b3d88a7a 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Server/Connection.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Server/Connection.cs
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Server
 		public int ExpectLength = 8;
 		public int Frame = 0;
 		public int MostRecentFrame = 0;
+		public const int MaxOrderLength = 131072;
 
 		/* client data */
 		public int PlayerIndex;
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Server
 					if (e.SocketErrorCode == SocketError.WouldBlock) break;
 
 					server.DropClient(this);
-					Log.Write("server", "Dropping client {0} because reading the data failed: {1}", this.PlayerIndex.ToString(), e);
+					Log.Write("server", "Dropping client {0} because reading the data failed: {1}", PlayerIndex, e);
 					return false;
 				}
 			}
@@ -86,6 +87,13 @@ namespace OpenRA.Server
 								ExpectLength = BitConverter.ToInt32(bytes, 0) - 4;
 								Frame = BitConverter.ToInt32(bytes, 4);
 								State = ReceiveState.Data;
+
+								if (ExpectLength < 0 || ExpectLength > MaxOrderLength)
+								{
+									server.DropClient(this);
+									Log.Write("server", "Dropping client {0} for excessive order length = {1}", PlayerIndex, ExpectLength);
+									return;
+								}
 							} break;
 
 						case ReceiveState.Data:
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/ProductionAirdrop.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/ProductionAirdrop.cs
index 6fca74b5e5..142ee657d9 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/ProductionAirdrop.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/ProductionAirdrop.cs
@@ -30,9 +30,10 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Cnc
 
 	class ProductionAirdrop : Production
 	{
-		public ProductionAirdrop(ProductionAirdropInfo info) : base(info) {}
+		public ProductionAirdrop(ProductionAirdropInfo info)
+			: base(info) { }
 
-		public override bool Produce( Actor self, ActorInfo producee )
+		public override bool Produce(Actor self, ActorInfo producee)
 		{
 			var owner = self.Owner;
 
@@ -53,13 +54,13 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Cnc
 			{
 				var a = w.CreateActor(actorType, new TypeDictionary
 				{
-					new LocationInit( startPos ),
-					new OwnerInit( owner ),
-					new FacingInit( 64 ),
-					new AltitudeInit( Rules.Info[actorType].Traits.Get<PlaneInfo>().CruiseAltitude ),
+					new LocationInit(startPos),
+					new OwnerInit(owner),
+					new FacingInit(64),
+					new AltitudeInit(Rules.Info[actorType].Traits.Get<PlaneInfo>().CruiseAltitude),
 				});
 
-				a.QueueActivity(Fly.ToCell(self.Location + new CVec(6, 0)));
+				a.QueueActivity(Fly.ToCell(self.Location + new CVec(9, 0)));
 				a.QueueActivity(new Land(Target.FromActor(self)));
 				a.QueueActivity(new CallFunc(() =>
 				{
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Move/PathFinder.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Move/PathFinder.cs
index 037f312cfb..959e2cecf7 100755
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Move/PathFinder.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Move/PathFinder.cs
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Move
 					Log.Write("debug", "Actor {0} asked for a path from {1} tick(s) ago", self.ActorID, world.FrameNumber - cached.tick);
 					if (world.FrameNumber - cached.tick > MaxPathAge)
 						CachedPaths.Remove(cached);
-					return emptyPath;
+					return new List<CPos>(cached.result);
 				}
 
 				var mi = self.Info.Traits.Get<MobileInfo>();