diff --git a/addons/escoria-core/game/core-scripts/esc/esc_action_manager.gd b/addons/escoria-core/game/core-scripts/esc/esc_action_manager.gd
index bcd03ce0..d93dd9b5 100644
--- a/addons/escoria-core/game/core-scripts/esc/esc_action_manager.gd
+++ b/addons/escoria-core/game/core-scripts/esc/esc_action_manager.gd
@@ -84,8 +84,6 @@ func do(action: int, params: Array = [], can_interrupt: bool = false) -> void:
 				if can_interrupt:
 					escoria.event_manager.interrupt_running_event()
 
-				self.clear_current_action()
-
 				var walk_fast = false
 				if params.size() > 2:
 					walk_fast = true if params[2] else false
diff --git a/addons/escoria-core/game/core-scripts/esc/esc_event_manager.gd b/addons/escoria-core/game/core-scripts/esc/esc_event_manager.gd
index c6620a05..9490932d 100644
--- a/addons/escoria-core/game/core-scripts/esc/esc_event_manager.gd
+++ b/addons/escoria-core/game/core-scripts/esc/esc_event_manager.gd
@@ -282,8 +282,8 @@ func _on_event_finished(finished_statement: ESCStatement, return_code: int, chan
 		escoria.save_manager.save_enabled = true
 
 	if return_code == ESCExecution.RC_CANCEL:
-		return_code = ESCExecution.RC_OK
-
+	  return_code = ESCExecution.RC_OK
+	
 	_running_events[channel_name] = null
 	_channels_state[channel_name] = true
 
diff --git a/addons/escoria-core/game/core-scripts/esc/esc_room_manager.gd b/addons/escoria-core/game/core-scripts/esc/esc_room_manager.gd
index 2c61fa99..557ca1c8 100644
--- a/addons/escoria-core/game/core-scripts/esc/esc_room_manager.gd
+++ b/addons/escoria-core/game/core-scripts/esc/esc_room_manager.gd
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ func change_scene(room_path: String, enable_automatic_transitions: bool) -> void
 			var game_parent = escoria.game_scene.get_parent()
 			game_parent.remove_child(escoria.game_scene)
 
+		#escoria.game_scene.hide_ui()
 		room_scene.add_child(escoria.game_scene)
 		room_scene.move_child(escoria.game_scene, 0)
 		room_scene.game = escoria.game_scene
diff --git a/addons/escoria-core/game/scenes/transitions/esc_transition_player.gd b/addons/escoria-core/game/scenes/transitions/esc_transition_player.gd
index 52ff5187..0cf3c0ad 100644
--- a/addons/escoria-core/game/scenes/transitions/esc_transition_player.gd
+++ b/addons/escoria-core/game/scenes/transitions/esc_transition_player.gd
@@ -39,12 +39,9 @@ func _ready() -> void:
 	anchor_right = 1
 	anchor_bottom = 1
 	color = Color.white
+	color.a = 0
 	mouse_filter = MOUSE_FILTER_IGNORE
 	_tween = Tween.new()
-	add_child(_tween)
-	_tween.connect("tween_all_completed", self, "_on_tween_completed")
-
-	transition()
 
 
 # Play a transition animation
@@ -61,6 +58,14 @@ func transition(
 	duration: float = 1.0
 ) -> int:
 
+	# We put this here instead of the constructor since if we have it in the
+	# constructor, the transition will ALWAYS happen on game start, which might
+	# not be desired if 'false' is used for automatic_transitions in a
+	# change_scene call in :init.
+	if not _tween.is_inside_tree():
+		add_child(_tween)
+		_tween.connect("tween_all_completed", self, "_on_tween_completed")
+
 	if transition_name.empty():
 		transition_name = escoria.project_settings_manager.get_setting(
 			escoria.project_settings_manager.DEFAULT_TRANSITION
diff --git a/addons/escoria-ui-9verbs/game.gd b/addons/escoria-ui-9verbs/game.gd
index a68f6787..93d98efe 100644
--- a/addons/escoria-ui-9verbs/game.gd
+++ b/addons/escoria-ui-9verbs/game.gd
@@ -347,8 +347,9 @@ func _on_action_finished() -> void:
 	tooltip.clear()
 
 func _on_event_done(_return_code: int, _event_name: String):
-	escoria.action_manager.clear_current_action()
-	verbs_menu.unselect_actions()
+	if _return_code == ESCExecution.RC_OK:
+		escoria.action_manager.clear_current_action()
+		verbs_menu.unselect_actions()
 
 
 func apply_custom_settings(custom_settings: Dictionary):