diff --git a/src/playermat/Playmat.ttslua b/src/playermat/Playmat.ttslua
index 9ddb7269..4fcbff84 100644
--- a/src/playermat/Playmat.ttslua
+++ b/src/playermat/Playmat.ttslua
@@ -214,8 +214,8 @@ function discardListOfObjects(objList)
     -- put chaos tokens back into bag (e.g. Unrelenting)
     elseif tokenChecker.isChaosToken(obj) then
       chaosBagApi.returnChaosTokenToBag(obj)
-    -- don't touch locked objects (like the table etc.)
-    elseif not obj.getLock() then
+    -- don't touch locked objects (like the table etc.) or specific objects (like key tokens)
+    elseif not obj.getLock() and not obj.hasTag("DontDiscard") then
       ownedObjects.Trash.putObject(obj)
     end
   end