diff --git a/planet/Objects.ocd/Helpers.ocd/Dialogue.ocd/Script.c b/planet/Objects.ocd/Helpers.ocd/Dialogue.ocd/Script.c
index 0411a251e..ca916f914 100644
--- a/planet/Objects.ocd/Helpers.ocd/Dialogue.ocd/Script.c
+++ b/planet/Objects.ocd/Helpers.ocd/Dialogue.ocd/Script.c
@@ -193,8 +193,7 @@ public func StopDialogue()
 	// clear remembered positions
 	dlg_last_opt_sel = nil;
 	// put on wait for a while; then reenable
-	SetDialogueStatus(DLG_Status_Wait);
-	ScheduleCall(this, this.SetDialogueStatus, 30, 1, DLG_Status_Stop);
+	SetDialogueStatus(DLG_Status_Stop);
 	return true;
 }
 
@@ -245,7 +244,8 @@ public func Interact(object clonk)
 	if (dlg_status == DLG_Status_Stop)
 	{
 		clonk->CloseMenu();
-		dlg_status = DLG_Status_Active;
+		dlg_status = DLG_Status_Wait;
+		ScheduleCall(this, this.SetDialogueStatus, 30, 0, DLG_Status_Active);
 		// Do a call on a closed dialogue as well.
 		var fn_closed = Format("~Dlg_%s_Closed", dlg_name);
 		if (!Call(fn_closed, clonk, dlg_target))