diff --git a/engines/adl/adl.cpp b/engines/adl/adl.cpp
index 845fc524e147..34e398de91e2 100644
--- a/engines/adl/adl.cpp
+++ b/engines/adl/adl.cpp
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ AdlEngine::AdlEngine(OSystem *syst, const AdlGameDescription *gd) :
 		_isRestarting(false),
 		_isRestoring(false),
 		_isQuitting(false),
-		_skipOneCommand(false),
+		_abortScript(false),
 		_gameDescription(gd),
 		_console(nullptr),
 		_messageIds(),
@@ -1320,20 +1320,18 @@ bool AdlEngine::doOneCommand(const Commands &commands, byte verb, byte noun) {
 	Commands::const_iterator cmd;
 
 	for (cmd = commands.begin(); cmd != commands.end(); ++cmd) {
-
-		if (_skipOneCommand) {
-			_skipOneCommand = false;
-			continue;
-		}
-
 		ScriptEnv env(*cmd, _state.room, verb, noun);
 		if (matchCommand(env)) {
 			doActions(env);
 			return true;
 		}
+
+		if (_abortScript) {
+			_abortScript = false;
+			return false;
+		}
 	}
 
-	_skipOneCommand = false;
 	return false;
 }
 
@@ -1341,11 +1339,6 @@ void AdlEngine::doAllCommands(const Commands &commands, byte verb, byte noun) {
 	Commands::const_iterator cmd;
 
 	for (cmd = commands.begin(); cmd != commands.end(); ++cmd) {
-		if (_skipOneCommand) {
-			_skipOneCommand = false;
-			continue;
-		}
-
 		ScriptEnv env(*cmd, _state.room, verb, noun);
 		if (matchCommand(env)) {
 			doActions(env);
@@ -1353,9 +1346,12 @@ void AdlEngine::doAllCommands(const Commands &commands, byte verb, byte noun) {
 			if (_isRestarting)
 				return;
 		}
-	}
 
-	_skipOneCommand = false;
+		if (_abortScript) {
+			_abortScript = false;
+			return;
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 Common::String AdlEngine::toAscii(const Common::String &str) {
diff --git a/engines/adl/adl.h b/engines/adl/adl.h
index 3630cd69b93c..75df3395d7eb 100644
--- a/engines/adl/adl.h
+++ b/engines/adl/adl.h
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ friend class Console;
 
 	bool _isRestarting, _isRestoring, _isQuitting;
 	bool _canSaveNow, _canRestoreNow;
-	bool _skipOneCommand;
+	bool _abortScript;
 
 	const AdlGameDescription *_gameDescription;
 
diff --git a/engines/adl/adl_v5.cpp b/engines/adl/adl_v5.cpp
index 795899c07065..be0c31a64cbb 100644
--- a/engines/adl/adl_v5.cpp
+++ b/engines/adl/adl_v5.cpp
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ void AdlEngine_v5::setupOpcodeTables() {
 	// 0x08
 	Opcode(o4_isVarGT);
 	Opcode(o1_isCurPicEQ);
-	Opcode(o5_skipOneCommand);
+	Opcode(o5_abortScript);
 
 	SetOpcodeTable(_actOpcodes);
 	// 0x00
@@ -131,10 +131,10 @@ int AdlEngine_v5::o5_isNounNotInRoom(ScriptEnv &e) {
 	return 1;
 }
 
-int AdlEngine_v5::o5_skipOneCommand(ScriptEnv &e) {
-	OP_DEBUG_0("\t&& SKIP_ONE_COMMAND()");
+int AdlEngine_v5::o5_abortScript(ScriptEnv &e) {
+	OP_DEBUG_0("\t&& ABORT_SCRIPT()");
 
-	_skipOneCommand = true;
+	_abortScript = true;
 	setVar(2, 0);
 
 	return -1;
diff --git a/engines/adl/adl_v5.h b/engines/adl/adl_v5.h
index bb1cc3015a22..7836ec6b0445 100644
--- a/engines/adl/adl_v5.h
+++ b/engines/adl/adl_v5.h
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class AdlEngine_v5 : public AdlEngine_v4 {
 	virtual RegionChunkType getRegionChunkType(const uint16 addr) const;
 
 	int o5_isNounNotInRoom(ScriptEnv &e);
-	int o5_skipOneCommand(ScriptEnv &e);
+	int o5_abortScript(ScriptEnv &e);
 	int o5_dummy(ScriptEnv &e);
 	int o5_setTextMode(ScriptEnv &e);
 	int o5_setRegionRoom(ScriptEnv &e);