diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index c503b3f..22d226e 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -232,13 +232,20 @@ void gameLoop() {
             break; 
         }
 
-        wrapOut("Current HP: " + std::to_string(currentState->getHP()));
-        wrapEndPara();
-
         /* The first word of a command would normally be the verb. The first word is the text before the first
          * space, or if there is no space, the whole string. */
         auto endOfVerb = static_cast<uint8_t>(commandBuffer.find(' '));
 
+        if (commandBuffer.compare(0, endOfVerb, "hp") == 0) {
+            wrapOut("Current HP: " + std::to_string(currentState->getHP()));
+            wrapEndPara();
+            commandOk = true;
+        } else {
+            wrapOut("Current HP: " + std::to_string(currentState->getHP()));
+            wrapEndPara();
+	}
+
+
         /* We could copy the verb to another string but there's no reason to, we'll just compare it in place. */
         /* Command to go north. */
         if ((commandBuffer.compare(0, endOfVerb, "north") == 0) || (commandBuffer.compare(0, endOfVerb, "n") == 0)) {
@@ -297,12 +304,6 @@ void gameLoop() {
             }
         }
 
-        if (commandBuffer.compare(0, endOfVerb, "hp") == 0) {
-            wrapOut("Current HP: " + std::to_string(currentState->getHP()));
-            wrapEndPara();
-            commandOk = true;
-        }
-
         // check get <keyword>, drop <keyword>, eat <keyword>
         if (!commandOk) {
             std::vector<std::string> words = split(commandBuffer);