diff --git a/src/serverenvironment.cpp b/src/serverenvironment.cpp
index ae0f397ee..8a26c0272 100644
--- a/src/serverenvironment.cpp
+++ b/src/serverenvironment.cpp
@@ -1416,26 +1416,34 @@ ServerActiveObject* ServerEnvironment::getActiveObject(u16 id)
 	return (n != m_active_objects.end() ? n->second : NULL);
 }
 
-bool isFreeServerActiveObjectId(u16 id, ServerActiveObjectMap &objects)
+/**
+ * Verify if id is a free active object id
+ * @param id
+ * @return true if slot is free
+ */
+bool ServerEnvironment::isFreeServerActiveObjectId(u16 id) const
 {
 	if (id == 0)
 		return false;
 
-	return objects.find(id) == objects.end();
+	return m_active_objects.find(id) == m_active_objects.end();
 }
 
-u16 getFreeServerActiveObjectId(ServerActiveObjectMap &objects)
+/**
+ * Retrieve the next free activeobject ID
+ * @return free activeobject ID or zero if not free ID found
+ */
+u16 ServerEnvironment::getFreeServerActiveObjectId()
 {
-	//try to reuse id's as late as possible
+	// try to reuse id's as late as possible
 	static u16 last_used_id = 0;
 	u16 startid = last_used_id;
-	for(;;)
-	{
-		last_used_id ++;
-		if(isFreeServerActiveObjectId(last_used_id, objects))
+	for (;;) {
+		last_used_id++;
+		if (isFreeServerActiveObjectId(last_used_id))
 			return last_used_id;
 
-		if(last_used_id == startid)
+		if (last_used_id == startid)
 			return 0;
 	}
 }
@@ -1623,7 +1631,7 @@ u16 ServerEnvironment::addActiveObjectRaw(ServerActiveObject *object,
 {
 	assert(object); // Pre-condition
 	if(object->getId() == 0){
-		u16 new_id = getFreeServerActiveObjectId(m_active_objects);
+		u16 new_id = getFreeServerActiveObjectId();
 		if(new_id == 0)
 		{
 			errorstream<<"ServerEnvironment::addActiveObjectRaw(): "
@@ -1639,7 +1647,7 @@ u16 ServerEnvironment::addActiveObjectRaw(ServerActiveObject *object,
 			<<"supplied with id "<<object->getId()<<std::endl;
 	}
 
-	if(!isFreeServerActiveObjectId(object->getId(), m_active_objects)) {
+	if(!isFreeServerActiveObjectId(object->getId())) {
 		errorstream<<"ServerEnvironment::addActiveObjectRaw(): "
 			<<"id is not free ("<<object->getId()<<")"<<std::endl;
 		if(object->environmentDeletes())
@@ -1677,9 +1685,7 @@ u16 ServerEnvironment::addActiveObjectRaw(ServerActiveObject *object,
 	{
 		// Add static object to active static list of the block
 		v3f objectpos = object->getBasePosition();
-		std::string staticdata;
-		object->getStaticData(&staticdata);
-		StaticObject s_obj(object->getType(), objectpos, staticdata);
+		StaticObject s_obj(object, objectpos);
 		// Add to the block where the object is located in
 		v3s16 blockpos = getNodeBlockPos(floatToInt(objectpos, BS));
 		MapBlock *block = m_map->emergeBlock(blockpos);
@@ -1929,9 +1935,7 @@ void ServerEnvironment::deactivateFarObjects(bool _force_delete)
 			// Delete from block where object was located
 			deleteStaticFromBlock(obj, id, MOD_REASON_STATIC_DATA_REMOVED, false);
 
-			std::string staticdata_new;
-			obj->getStaticData(&staticdata_new);
-			StaticObject s_obj(obj->getType(), objectpos, staticdata_new);
+			StaticObject s_obj(obj, objectpos);
 			// Save to block where object is located
 			saveStaticToBlock(blockpos_o, id, obj, s_obj, MOD_REASON_STATIC_DATA_ADDED);
 
@@ -1952,12 +1956,9 @@ void ServerEnvironment::deactivateFarObjects(bool _force_delete)
 		/*
 			Update the static data
 		*/
-		if(obj->isStaticAllowed())
-		{
+		if (obj->isStaticAllowed()) {
 			// Create new static object
-			std::string staticdata_new;
-			obj->getStaticData(&staticdata_new);
-			StaticObject s_obj(obj->getType(), objectpos, staticdata_new);
+			StaticObject s_obj(obj, objectpos);
 
 			bool stays_in_same_block = false;
 			bool data_changed = true;
@@ -1977,7 +1978,7 @@ void ServerEnvironment::deactivateFarObjects(bool _force_delete)
 
 						float save_movem = obj->getMinimumSavedMovement();
 
-						if (static_old.data == staticdata_new &&
+						if (static_old.data == s_obj.data &&
 							(static_old.pos - objectpos).getLength() < save_movem)
 							data_changed = false;
 					} else {
diff --git a/src/serverenvironment.h b/src/serverenvironment.h
index d51658330..ee5e8d857 100644
--- a/src/serverenvironment.h
+++ b/src/serverenvironment.h
@@ -257,6 +257,19 @@ public:
 	*/
 	u16 addActiveObject(ServerActiveObject *object);
 
+	/**
+	 * Verify if id is a free active object id
+	 * @param id
+	 * @return true if slot is free
+	 */
+	bool isFreeServerActiveObjectId(u16 id) const;
+
+	/**
+	 * Retrieve the next free activeobject ID
+	 * @return free activeobject ID or zero if not free ID found
+	 */
+	u16 getFreeServerActiveObjectId();
+
 	/*
 		Add an active object as a static object to the corresponding
 		MapBlock.
diff --git a/src/staticobject.cpp b/src/staticobject.cpp
index 6ad2e1f94..b331ac2f2 100644
--- a/src/staticobject.cpp
+++ b/src/staticobject.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,14 @@ with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 
 #include "staticobject.h"
 #include "util/serialize.h"
-#include "log.h"
+#include "content_sao.h"
+
+StaticObject::StaticObject(const ServerActiveObject *s_obj, const v3f &pos_):
+	type(s_obj->getType()),
+	pos(pos_)
+{
+	s_obj->getStaticData(&data);
+}
 
 void StaticObject::serialize(std::ostream &os)
 {
diff --git a/src/staticobject.h b/src/staticobject.h
index 43f542632..6fb486193 100644
--- a/src/staticobject.h
+++ b/src/staticobject.h
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 #include <map>
 #include "debug.h"
 
+class ServerActiveObject;
+
 struct StaticObject
 {
 	u8 type = 0;
@@ -33,12 +35,7 @@ struct StaticObject
 	std::string data;
 
 	StaticObject() = default;
-	StaticObject(u8 type_, const v3f &pos_, const std::string &data_):
-		type(type_),
-		pos(pos_),
-		data(data_)
-	{
-	}
+	StaticObject(const ServerActiveObject *s_obj, const v3f &pos_);
 
 	void serialize(std::ostream &os);
 	void deSerialize(std::istream &is, u8 version);