diff --git a/Strategic/Assignments.cpp b/Strategic/Assignments.cpp
index 830431114..9a2b22264 100644
--- a/Strategic/Assignments.cpp
+++ b/Strategic/Assignments.cpp
@@ -3140,8 +3140,9 @@ UINT32 CalculatePrisonGuardValue(SOLDIERTYPE *pSoldier )
 	// this is not an assignment. Simply being in the sector will allow us to be counted as guards
 	UINT32 usValue = 0;	
 	
-	if ( pSoldier->flags.fMercAsleep )
-		return 0;
+	// for simplicity, ignore sleep status (forcing the player to finetune sleeping is annoying)
+	/*if ( psoldier->flags.fMercAsleep )
+		return 0;*/
 
 	// anv: undercover snitches don't count as guards as they don't guard in traditional sense
 	if ( pSoldier->bAssignment == FACILITY_PRISON_SNITCH )
@@ -3214,7 +3215,7 @@ UINT32 CalculateAllGuardsValueInPrison( INT16 sMapX, INT16 sMapY, INT8 bZ )
 	UINT32 lastid  = gTacticalStatus.Team[ OUR_TEAM ].bLastID;
 	for ( uiCnt = firstid, pSoldier = MercPtrs[ uiCnt ]; uiCnt <= lastid; ++uiCnt, ++pSoldier)
 	{
-		if( pSoldier->bActive && ( pSoldier->sSectorX == sMapX ) && ( pSoldier->sSectorY == sMapY ) && ( pSoldier->bSectorZ == bZ) && !pSoldier->flags.fMercAsleep )
+		if( pSoldier->bActive && ( pSoldier->sSectorX == sMapX ) && ( pSoldier->sSectorY == sMapY ) && ( pSoldier->bSectorZ == bZ) )
 		{
 			prisonguardvalue += CalculatePrisonGuardValue(pSoldier );
 		}
diff --git a/Strategic/Town Militia.cpp b/Strategic/Town Militia.cpp
index e8562ed09..a172e25ec 100644
--- a/Strategic/Town Militia.cpp	
+++ b/Strategic/Town Militia.cpp	
@@ -2598,14 +2598,14 @@ FLOAT CalcHourlyVolunteerGain()
 			UINT8 ubTownID = StrategicMap[CALCULATE_STRATEGIC_INDEX( sX, sY )].bNameId;
 			if ( ubTownID != BLANK_SECTOR )
 			{
-				UINT16 population = GetSectorPopulation( sX, sY );
+				UINT16 population = GetSectorPopulation( sX, sY, FALSE );
 
 				loyalpopulation += gTownLoyalty[ubTownID].ubRating * population / 100;
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
-	FLOAT hourlygain = loyalpopulation * populationmodifier * gGameExternalOptions.dMilitiaVolunteerGainFactorHourly;
+	FLOAT hourlygain = log( 1.0 + loyalpopulation * populationmodifier * gGameExternalOptions.dMilitiaVolunteerGainFactorHourly);
 
 	return hourlygain;
 }