diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/journalwindow.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/journalwindow.cpp
index 12909aebc..c42e6de88 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/journalwindow.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/journalwindow.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 #include "journalwindow.hpp"
 #include "window_manager.hpp"
+#include "../mwdialogue/journal.hpp"
+#include "../mwworld/environment.hpp"
+#include "../mwworld/world.hpp"
 
 
 std::list<std::string> formatText(std::string text)
@@ -84,13 +87,28 @@ MWGui::JournalWindow::JournalWindow (WindowManager& parWindowManager)
     mLeftTextWidget->setEditStatic(true);
     mRightTextWidget->addText("Right texxt  ");
 
-    std::list<std::string> list = formatText("OpenMW rgh dsfg sqef srg ZT  uzql n ZLIEHRF LQSJH GLOIjf qjfmj hslkdgn jlkdjhg qlr isgli shli uhs fiuh qksf cg ksjnf lkqsnbf ksbf sbfkl zbf kuyzflkj sbgdfkj zlfh ozhjfmo hzmfh lizuf rty qzt ezy tkyEZT RYYJ DG fgh  is an open-source implementation of the game engine found in the game Morrowind. This is a dumb test text msodjbg smojg smoig  fiiinnn");
-    displayLeftText(list.front());
+    //std::list<std::string> list = formatText("OpenMW rgh dsfg sqef srg ZT  uzql n ZLIEHRF LQSJH GLOIjf qjfmj hslkdgn jlkdjhg qlr isgli shli uhs fiuh qksf cg ksjnf lkqsnbf ksbf sbfkl zbf kuyzflkj sbgdfkj zlfh ozhjfmo hzmfh lizuf rty qzt ezy tkyEZT RYYJ DG fgh  is an open-source implementation of the game engine found in the game Morrowind. This is a dumb test text msodjbg smojg smoig  fiiinnn");
+    //std::list<std::string> list = formatText();
+    //displayLeftText(list.front());
 
     MyGUI::WindowPtr t = static_cast<MyGUI::WindowPtr>(mMainWidget);
     t->eventWindowChangeCoord = MyGUI::newDelegate(this, &JournalWindow::onWindowResize);
 }
 
+void MWGui::JournalWindow::open()
+{
+    if(mWindowManager.getEnvironment().mJournal->begin()!=mWindowManager.getEnvironment().mJournal->end())
+    {
+        std::string a = mWindowManager.getEnvironment().mJournal->begin()->getText(mWindowManager.getEnvironment().mWorld->getStore());
+        std::cout << a;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        std::cout << "empty";
+        //std::cout << mWindowManager.getEnvironment().mJournal->begin()->getText(mWindowManager.getEnvironment().mWorld->getStore());
+    }
+}
+
 void MWGui::JournalWindow::onWindowResize(MyGUI::Window* window)
 {
 }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/journalwindow.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/journalwindow.hpp
index 9b4698398..67450d8e9 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/journalwindow.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/journalwindow.hpp
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 #include <set>
 #include <string>
 #include <utility>
-#include "../mwdialogue/journal.hpp"
 
 #include "window_base.hpp"
 
@@ -17,6 +16,7 @@ namespace MWGui
     {
         public:
             JournalWindow(WindowManager& parWindowManager);
+            void open();
 
         private:
             enum ColorStyle
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/window_manager.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/window_manager.cpp
index be4632b41..feef07043 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/window_manager.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/window_manager.cpp
@@ -144,6 +144,11 @@ void WindowManager::update()
     }
 }
 
+MWWorld::Environment& WindowManager::getEnvironment()
+{
+    return environment;
+}
+
 void WindowManager::setNextMode(GuiMode newMode)
 {
     nextMode = newMode;
@@ -351,6 +356,7 @@ void WindowManager::updateVisible()
     if(mode == GM_Journal)
     {
         mJournal->setVisible(true);
+        mJournal->open();
         return;
     }
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/window_manager.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/window_manager.hpp
index 9db3f8c60..44b7da086 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/window_manager.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/window_manager.hpp
@@ -174,6 +174,8 @@ namespace MWGui
      */
     void update();
 
+    MWWorld::Environment& getEnvironment();
+
     void setMode(GuiMode newMode)
     {
       if (newMode==GM_Inventory && allowed==GW_None)