diff --git a/sp/src/game/client/c_baseanimating.cpp b/sp/src/game/client/c_baseanimating.cpp
index 76677d78b36..790752522a8 100644
--- a/sp/src/game/client/c_baseanimating.cpp
+++ b/sp/src/game/client/c_baseanimating.cpp
@@ -1472,7 +1472,7 @@ float C_BaseAnimating::GetPoseParameter( int iPoseParameter )
 	if ( pStudioHdr->GetNumPoseParameters() < iPoseParameter )
 		return 0.0f;
 
-	if ( iPoseParameter < 0 )
+	if ( iPoseParameter < 0 || iPoseParameter >= MAXSTUDIOPOSEPARAM )
 		return 0.0f;
 
 	return m_flPoseParameter[iPoseParameter];
@@ -6089,7 +6089,7 @@ float C_BaseAnimating::SetPoseParameter( CStudioHdr *pStudioHdr, int iParameter,
 		return flValue;
 	}
 
-	if (iParameter >= 0)
+	if (iParameter >= 0 && iParameter < MAXSTUDIOPOSEPARAM)
 	{
 		float flNewValue;
 		flValue = Studio_SetPoseParameter( pStudioHdr, iParameter, flValue, flNewValue );
diff --git a/sp/src/game/client/cdll_client_int.cpp b/sp/src/game/client/cdll_client_int.cpp
index bd23e18db95..9a923687288 100644
--- a/sp/src/game/client/cdll_client_int.cpp
+++ b/sp/src/game/client/cdll_client_int.cpp
@@ -1022,7 +1022,7 @@ int CHLClient::Init( CreateInterfaceFn appSystemFactory, CreateInterfaceFn physi
 	if (!g_pMatSystemSurface)
 		return false;
 
-	if ( !CommandLine()->CheckParm( "-noscripting") )
+	if ( !CommandLine()->CheckParm( "-noscripting" ) && !CommandLine()->CheckParm( "-noscripting_client" ) )
 	{
 		scriptmanager = (IScriptManager *)appSystemFactory( VSCRIPT_INTERFACE_VERSION, NULL );