diff --git a/src/map/IMG/lblfile.cpp b/src/map/IMG/lblfile.cpp
index a1b6f9d9..ca45b545 100644
--- a/src/map/IMG/lblfile.cpp
+++ b/src/map/IMG/lblfile.cpp
@@ -50,9 +50,8 @@ static QString capitalize(const QString &str)
 }
 
 
-bool LBLFile::init()
+bool LBLFile::init(Handle &hdl)
 {
-	Handle hdl;
 	quint16 codepage;
 	quint8 multiplier, poiMultiplier;
 
@@ -165,7 +164,7 @@ Label LBLFile::label8b(Handle &hdl, quint32 offset) const
 
 Label LBLFile::label(Handle &hdl, quint32 offset, bool poi)
 {
-	if (!_multiplier && !init())
+	if (!_multiplier && !init(hdl))
 		return QString();
 
 	quint32 labelOffset;
diff --git a/src/map/IMG/lblfile.h b/src/map/IMG/lblfile.h
index b7a44670..493f4024 100644
--- a/src/map/IMG/lblfile.h
+++ b/src/map/IMG/lblfile.h
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ public:
 	Label label(Handle &hdl, quint32 offset, bool poi = false);
 
 private:
-	bool init();
+	bool init(Handle &hdl);
 
 	Label label6b(Handle &hdl, quint32 offset) const;
 	Label label8b(Handle &hdl, quint32 offset) const;
diff --git a/src/map/IMG/netfile.cpp b/src/map/IMG/netfile.cpp
index 36c632b3..f8514c4f 100644
--- a/src/map/IMG/netfile.cpp
+++ b/src/map/IMG/netfile.cpp
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 #include "netfile.h"
 
-bool NETFile::init()
+bool NETFile::init(Handle &hdl)
 {
-	Handle hdl;
 	quint8 multiplier;
 
 	if (!(seek(hdl, _gmpOffset + 0x15) && readUInt32(hdl, _offset)
@@ -16,7 +15,7 @@ bool NETFile::init()
 
 bool NETFile::lblOffset(Handle &hdl, quint32 netOffset, quint32 &lblOffset)
 {
-	if (!_multiplier && !init())
+	if (!_multiplier && !init(hdl))
 		return false;
 
 	if (!(seek(hdl, _offset + netOffset * _multiplier)
diff --git a/src/map/IMG/netfile.h b/src/map/IMG/netfile.h
index a7bf8183..5db8c6bb 100644
--- a/src/map/IMG/netfile.h
+++ b/src/map/IMG/netfile.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ public:
 	bool lblOffset(Handle &hdl, quint32 netOffset, quint32 &lblOffset);
 
 private:
-	bool init();
+	bool init(Handle &hdl);
 
 	quint32 _offset;
 	quint32 _size;
diff --git a/src/map/IMG/rgnfile.cpp b/src/map/IMG/rgnfile.cpp
index 5df81a27..2a4f3dd9 100644
--- a/src/map/IMG/rgnfile.cpp
+++ b/src/map/IMG/rgnfile.cpp
@@ -119,9 +119,8 @@ bool RGNFile::DeltaStream::sign(int &val)
 }
 
 
-bool RGNFile::init()
+bool RGNFile::init(Handle &hdl)
 {
-	Handle hdl;
 	quint16 hdrLen;
 
 	if (!(seek(hdl, _gmpOffset) && readUInt16(hdl, hdrLen)
@@ -395,7 +394,7 @@ void RGNFile::objects(const RectC &rect, const SubDiv *subdiv, LBLFile *lbl,
 {
 	Handle rgnHdl, lblHdl, netHdl;
 
-	if (!_init && !init())
+	if (!_init && !init(rgnHdl))
 		return;
 
 	QVector<RGNFile::Segment> seg(segments(rgnHdl, subdiv));
@@ -427,7 +426,7 @@ void RGNFile::extObjects(const RectC &rect, const SubDiv *subdiv, LBLFile *lbl,
 {
 	Handle rgnHdl, lblHdl;
 
-	if (!_init && !init())
+	if (!_init && !init(rgnHdl))
 		return;
 
 	if (polygons && subdiv->polygonsOffset() != subdiv->polygonsEnd()) {
diff --git a/src/map/IMG/rgnfile.h b/src/map/IMG/rgnfile.h
index 3ab4a81a..b1d6f45c 100644
--- a/src/map/IMG/rgnfile.h
+++ b/src/map/IMG/rgnfile.h
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ private:
 		quint32 _lonBits, _latBits, _readBits;
 	};
 
-	bool init();
+	bool init(Handle &hdl);
 
 	QVector<Segment> segments(Handle &hdl, const SubDiv *subdiv) const;
 	bool polyObjects(const RectC &rect, Handle &hdl, const SubDiv *subdiv,