diff --git a/DATA/FX/explosions.ini b/DATA/FX/explosions.ini
index 8e71725f..25913836 100644
--- a/DATA/FX/explosions.ini
+++ b/DATA/FX/explosions.ini
@@ -346,6 +346,13 @@ lifetime = 0, 0.15
 process = disappear
 debris_impulse = 500000
 
+;[explosion]
+;nickname = explosion_no_cruiser
+;lifetime = 0.000000, 0.150000
+;process = disappear
+;debris_impulse = 500000
+;effect = cruiser_explosion_nomad
+
 [explosion]
 nickname = explosion_no_battleship
 lifetime = 0, 0.15
diff --git a/DATA/SHIPS/shiparch.ini b/DATA/SHIPS/shiparch.ini
index 1939777e..53dfcc1a 100644
--- a/DATA/SHIPS/shiparch.ini
+++ b/DATA/SHIPS/shiparch.ini
@@ -9442,7 +9442,7 @@ hold_size = 0
 nanobot_limit = 0
 shield_battery_limit = 0
 linear_drag = 1
-explosion_arch = explosion_no_cruiser
+explosion_arch = explosion_no_gunboat
 fuse = fuse_no2_cruiser_death, 0, 1
 max_bank_angle = 20
 surface_hit_effects = 0, nomad_hull_hit_01, nomad_hull_hit_02, nomad_hull_hit_03