diff --git a/src/iexamine.cpp b/src/iexamine.cpp
index 4f298d37674c..9d6afdc388b5 100644
--- a/src/iexamine.cpp
+++ b/src/iexamine.cpp
@@ -860,11 +860,13 @@ void iexamine::toggle_lights( player &/*p*/, const tripoint &examp )
     map &here = get_map();
     const auto flag = here.has_flag_furn( "L_OFF", examp ) ? "L_OFF" : "L_ON";
 
+    add_msg( _( here.furn( examp ).obj().message ) );
+
     for( const auto &light_loc : here.find_furnitures_with_flag_in_omt( examp, flag ) ) {
         here.furn_set( light_loc, here.get_furn_transforms_into( light_loc ) );
     };
 
-    add_msg( _( here.furn( examp ).obj().message ) );
+
 }
 
 /**