diff --git a/src/console_input.cc b/src/console_input.cc
index e7d2a2c..531176f 100644
--- a/src/console_input.cc
+++ b/src/console_input.cc
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ game_command console_input::get_command() {
         else if (cmd == "r")
                 return game_restart;
         else if (cmd == "u" || cmd == "a") {
+                bool use = cmd == "u";
+
                 in >> cmd;
 
                 if (in.eof())
@@ -28,7 +30,7 @@ game_command console_input::get_command() {
                 return (game_command)((tmp = get_direction(cmd)) ==
                                       game_command_panic
                                       ? tmp : tmp - move_north +
-                                      (cmd == "u" ? apply_north : attack_north));
+                                      (use ? apply_north : attack_north));
         } else // is just moving
                 return get_direction(cmd);
 
diff --git a/src/file_input.cc b/src/file_input.cc
index 54600e0..e2ed7d7 100644
--- a/src/file_input.cc
+++ b/src/file_input.cc
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ game_command file_input::get_command() {
         else if (cmd == "r")
                 return game_restart;
         else if (cmd == "u" || cmd == "a") {
+                bool use = cmd == "u";
+
                 in >> cmd;
 
                 if (in.eof())
@@ -28,7 +30,7 @@ game_command file_input::get_command() {
                 return (game_command)((tmp = get_direction(cmd)) ==
                                       game_command_panic
                                       ? tmp : tmp - move_north +
-                                      (cmd == "u" ? apply_north : attack_north));
+                                      (use ? apply_north : attack_north));
         } else // is just moving
                 return get_direction(cmd);