diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwscript/dialogueextensions.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwscript/dialogueextensions.cpp
index ecaf4253e..a88c5a101 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwscript/dialogueextensions.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwscript/dialogueextensions.cpp
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ namespace MWScript
                     }
                     catch (...)
                     {
-                        MWBase::Environment::get().getJournal()->setJournalIndex(quest, index);
+                        if (MWBase::Environment::get().getJournal()->getJournalIndex(quest) < index)
+                            MWBase::Environment::get().getJournal()->setJournalIndex(quest, index);
                     }
                 }
         };