diff --git a/src/battle_script_commands.c b/src/battle_script_commands.c
index f2311f198..e51b426a0 100644
--- a/src/battle_script_commands.c
+++ b/src/battle_script_commands.c
@@ -8992,9 +8992,14 @@ static void Cmd_various(void)
         return;
     case VARIOUS_JUMP_IF_LEAF_GUARD_PROTECTED:
         if (IsLeafGuardProtected(gActiveBattler))
+        {
+            gBattlerAbility = gActiveBattler;
             gBattlescriptCurrInstr = T1_READ_PTR(gBattlescriptCurrInstr + 3);
+        }
         else
+        {
             gBattlescriptCurrInstr += 7;
+        }
         return;
     }