diff --git a/src/game.cc b/src/game.cc
index 92cf0bd..e9b78b4 100644
--- a/src/game.cc
+++ b/src/game.cc
@@ -57,30 +57,39 @@ enemy_list game::sort_enemies(const enemy_list &elist) {
 }
 
 character *game::move_enemies() {
-        if (the_world)
-                return nullptr;
-
         auto enemies = sort_enemies(levels[curr_level]->get_elist());
 
         for (auto ch : enemies) {
-                bool hostile = ch->get_race() == rmerchant ?
-                               hostile_merchants : true;
                 ch->start_turn();
                 ch->calc_effects();
+
+                if (ch->is_dead()) {
+                        int g = ch->dies(levels[curr_level].get());
+
+                        if (g)
+                                levels[curr_level]->add_gold(gold{ch->get_pos(), g});
+                        msg += ch->get_abbrev() + " was killed by a potion. ";
+                }
+        }
+
+        if (the_world)
+                return nullptr;
+
+
+        for (auto ch : enemies) {
+                if (ch->is_dead()) {
+                        levels[curr_level]->erase_enemy(ch);
+                        continue;
+                }
+
+                bool hostile = ch->get_race() == rmerchant ?
+                               hostile_merchants : true;
                 auto res =
                         ch->act(levels[curr_level].get(), player.get(), hostile);
 
                 if (player->is_dead())
                         return ch;
 
-                if (ch->is_dead()) {
-                        int g = ch->dies(levels[curr_level].get());
-                        levels[curr_level]->erase_enemy(ch);
-
-                        if (g)
-                                levels[curr_level]->add_gold(gold{ch->get_pos(), g});
-                }
-
                 msg += res.msg;
         }