diff --git a/data/campaigns/The_Hammer_of_Thursagan/scenarios/03_Strange_Allies.cfg b/data/campaigns/The_Hammer_of_Thursagan/scenarios/03_Strange_Allies.cfg
index e0a3aa2e9529..69445b5e366a 100644
--- a/data/campaigns/The_Hammer_of_Thursagan/scenarios/03_Strange_Allies.cfg
+++ b/data/campaigns/The_Hammer_of_Thursagan/scenarios/03_Strange_Allies.cfg
@@ -194,13 +194,13 @@
             message= _ "I’m surprised myself that so many of the orcish tribes came over to the Alliance. Not so strange to see humans raiding us, worse luck."
         [/message]
 
+        {MODIFY_UNIT (id=Marth-Tak) facing nw}
+
         [message]
             speaker=Marth-Tak
             message= _ "You, on the road! Are you of the Northern Alliance or not?"
         [/message]
 
-        {MODIFY_UNIT (id=Marth-Tak) facing nw}
-
         [message]
             speaker=Aiglondur
             message= _ "We are."