diff --git a/components/esm/loaddial.cpp b/components/esm/loaddial.cpp
index 5adf409bb..ee7ddbfad 100644
--- a/components/esm/loaddial.cpp
+++ b/components/esm/loaddial.cpp
@@ -61,6 +61,15 @@ void Dialogue::addInfo(const ESM::DialInfo& info, bool merge)
     ESM::Dialogue::InfoContainer::iterator it = mInfo.end();
 
     std::map<std::string, ESM::Dialogue::InfoContainer::iterator>::iterator lookup;
+
+    lookup = mLookup.find(info.mId);
+    if (lookup != mLookup.end())
+    {
+        it = lookup->second;
+        *it = info;
+        return;
+    }
+
     lookup = mLookup.find(info.mPrev);
     if (lookup != mLookup.end())
     {
@@ -79,14 +88,6 @@ void Dialogue::addInfo(const ESM::DialInfo& info, bool merge)
         return;
     }
 
-    lookup = mLookup.find(info.mId);
-    if (lookup != mLookup.end())
-    {
-        it = lookup->second;
-        *it = info;
-        return;
-    }
-
     std::cerr << "Failed to insert info " << info.mId << std::endl;
 }