diff --git a/asci_lib.py b/asci_lib.py
index d636022..8b780a2 100644
--- a/asci_lib.py
+++ b/asci_lib.py
@@ -137,8 +137,6 @@ class Asci:
 
         # Get the event
         event = self._game_events_mapping[cell_content](data_copy, self.stat)
-        if not event: return 
-        event = read_event(self.data[0], event)
 
         # data modification
         self.data[0] = data_copy[0]
@@ -146,6 +144,9 @@ class Asci:
         if data_copy[2] != x: self.data[2] = data_copy[2]
         if data_copy[3] != y: self.data[3] = data_copy[3]
 
+        if not event: return 
+        event = read_event(self.data[0], event)
+
         # XP and stat modification
         self.data[0] += event.xp_earned
         for index, value in event.stat: