diff --git a/queen/command.cpp b/queen/command.cpp
index 727dd6b9e37..e0527e38874 100644
--- a/queen/command.cpp
+++ b/queen/command.cpp
@@ -247,14 +247,12 @@ void Command::executeCurrentAction(bool walk) {
 		}
 		else if (cond >= 0) {
 			// we've had a successful Gamestate check, so we must now exit
-			executeCommand(comId, cond);
+			cond = executeCommand(comId, cond);
 			break;
 		}
 	}
 
-
-	if (_selCmd.action.value() == VERB_LOOK_AT) {
-		// Look At, do standard look at routine
+	if (cond <= 0 && _selCmd.action.value() == VERB_LOOK_AT) {
 		look();
 	}
 	else {
@@ -358,7 +356,7 @@ void Command::readCommandsFrom(byte *&ptr) {
 }
 
 
-void Command::executeCommand(uint16 comId, int16 condResult) {
+int16 Command::executeCommand(uint16 comId, int16 condResult) {
 
 	// execute.c l.313-452
 	debug(0, "Command::executeCommand() - cond = %X, com = %X", condResult, comId);
@@ -448,7 +446,7 @@ void Command::executeCommand(uint16 comId, int16 condResult) {
 	switch (com->specialSection) {
 	case 1:
 		_logic->useJournal();
-		return;
+		return condResult;
 	case 2:
 		_logic->joeUseDress(true);
 		break;
@@ -477,6 +475,7 @@ void Command::executeCommand(uint16 comId, int16 condResult) {
 	if (condResult > 0) {
 		_logic->joeSpeak(condResult, true);
 	}
+	return condResult;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/queen/command.h b/queen/command.h
index 24d24a5175f..bc4e256445c 100644
--- a/queen/command.h
+++ b/queen/command.h
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ public:
 
 private:
 
-	void executeCommand(uint16 comId, int16 condResult);
+	int16 executeCommand(uint16 comId, int16 condResult);
 
 	int16 makeJoeWalkTo(int16 x, int16 y, int16 objNum, const Verb &v, bool mustWalk);
 
diff --git a/queen/logic.cpp b/queen/logic.cpp
index 0396f662f42..950d5921c48 100644
--- a/queen/logic.cpp
+++ b/queen/logic.cpp
@@ -1908,6 +1908,7 @@ void Logic::playCutaway(const char *cutFile, char *next) {
 	if (next == NULL) {
 		next = nextFile;
 	}
+	_graphics->textClear(CmdText::COMMAND_Y_POS, CmdText::COMMAND_Y_POS);
 	Cutaway::run(cutFile, next, _graphics, _input, this, _resource, _sound);
 }