diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.cpp
index 6f9f3ed3ed..caaef52649 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.cpp
@@ -251,6 +251,9 @@ namespace MWWorld
     void Scene::changeToInteriorCell (const std::string& cellName, const ESM::Position& position)
     {
         std::cout << "Changing to interior\n";
+
+        Ptr::CellStore *cell = mWorld->getInterior(cellName);
+
         // remove active
         CellStoreCollection::iterator active = mActiveCells.begin();
 
@@ -261,11 +264,9 @@ namespace MWWorld
 
         // Load cell.
         std::cout << "cellName:" << cellName << std::endl;
-        Ptr::CellStore *cell = mWorld->getInterior(cellName);
 
         loadCell (cell);
 
-
         // adjust player
         mCurrentCell = cell;
         playerCellChange (cell, position);