diff --git a/engines/twine/text.cpp b/engines/twine/text.cpp
index 74e8018a669..79cbb312805 100644
--- a/engines/twine/text.cpp
+++ b/engines/twine/text.cpp
@@ -394,6 +394,11 @@ void Text::processTextLine() {
 		if (*buffer == '\0') {
 			break;
 		}
+		if (*buffer == '\1') {
+			var4 = false;
+			buffer++;
+			break;
+		}
 
 		_progressiveTextNextWord = buffer;
 		char wordBuf[256] = "";
@@ -402,12 +407,6 @@ void Text::processTextLine() {
 			break;
 		}
 
-		if (*buffer == '\1') {
-			var4 = false;
-			buffer++;
-			break;
-		}
-
 		if (*wordBuf == '@') {
 			var4 = false;
 			buffer++;