diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/journalimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/journalimp.cpp
index 27a3b31b5..41eaed080 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/journalimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/journalimp.cpp
@@ -77,11 +77,15 @@ namespace MWDialogue
 
     void Journal::addEntry (const std::string& id, int index, const MWWorld::Ptr& actor)
     {
-        // bail out of we already have heard this...
+        // bail out if we already have heard this...
         std::string infoId = JournalEntry::idFromIndex (id, index);
         for (TEntryIter i = mJournal.begin (); i != mJournal.end (); ++i)
             if (i->mTopic == id && i->mInfoId == infoId)
+            {
+                setJournalIndex(id, index);
+                MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->messageBox ("#{sJournalEntry}");
                 return;
+            }
 
         StampedJournalEntry entry = StampedJournalEntry::makeFromQuest (id, index, actor);