diff --git a/Assets/Scripts/Lua/CLRBindings/LuaTextManager.cs b/Assets/Scripts/Lua/CLRBindings/LuaTextManager.cs
index 4d3e44cab..27e402dfc 100644
--- a/Assets/Scripts/Lua/CLRBindings/LuaTextManager.cs
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/Lua/CLRBindings/LuaTextManager.cs
@@ -651,8 +651,9 @@ public void HideBubble() {
     }
 
     public override void SkipLine() {
-        if (noSkip1stFrame) return;
         CheckExists();
+        if (lateStartWaiting)
+            LateStartSetText();
         if (GlobalControls.isInFight && EnemyEncounter.script.GetVar("playerskipdocommand").Boolean
          || UnitaleUtil.IsOverworld && (EventManager.instance.script != null && EventManager.instance.script.GetVar("playerskipdocommand").Boolean
          || GlobalControls.isInShop && GameObject.Find("Canvas").GetComponent<ShopScript>().script.GetVar("playerskipdocommand").Boolean))
diff --git a/Assets/Scripts/Text/TextManager.cs b/Assets/Scripts/Text/TextManager.cs
index 69447c15f..eef9c4f77 100644
--- a/Assets/Scripts/Text/TextManager.cs
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/Text/TextManager.cs
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ public float rotation {
     //public string[] mugshotsPath;
     //public bool overworld;
     [MoonSharpHidden] public bool skipNowIfBlocked = false;
-    internal bool noSkip1stFrame = true;
 
     [MoonSharpHidden] public bool lateStartWaiting = false; // Lua text objects will use a late start
     public TextManager() {
@@ -457,7 +456,7 @@ [MoonSharpHidden] public void DoSkipFromPlayer() {
     }
 
     public virtual void SkipLine() {
-        if (noSkip1stFrame) return;
+        if (lateStartWaiting) return;
         foreach (LetterData d in letters)
             d.image.enabled = true;
         currentCharacter = textQueue[currentLine].Text.Length;
@@ -599,7 +598,6 @@ private void MoveLetter(string currentText, int letterIndex) {
     }
 
     protected virtual void SpawnText() {
-        noSkip1stFrame = true;
         string currentText = textQueue[currentLine].Text;
         letters.Clear();
         if (currentText.Length > 1 && GetAutoLineBreak())
@@ -878,8 +876,6 @@ protected virtual void Update() {
                 }
             }
         }
-
-        noSkip1stFrame = false;
     }
 
     private void HandleShowLettersOnce(ref bool soundPlayed, ref int lastLetter) {