diff --git a/src/battle.c b/src/battle.c
index a47db8163..319aa4151 100644
--- a/src/battle.c
+++ b/src/battle.c
@@ -1691,7 +1691,7 @@ void do_combatmagic(battle * b, combatmagic_t was)
     if (was == DO_PRECOMBATSPELL) {
         for (s = b->sides; s != b->sides + b->nsides; ++s) {
             fighter *fig = 0;
-            if (fval(s->faction, FFL_CURSED) && s->bf->attacker) {
+            if (s->bf->attacker && fval(s->faction, FFL_CURSED)) {
                 spell *sp = find_spell("igjarjuk");
                 if (sp) {
                     int si;
diff --git a/src/kernel/spell.c b/src/kernel/spell.c
index 6b161fc99..05e1ab8e8 100644
--- a/src/kernel/spell.c
+++ b/src/kernel/spell.c
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ spell *find_spell(const char *name)
         cb_get_kv(match, &sp, sizeof(sp));
     }
     else {
-        log_warning("find_spell: could not find spell '%s'\n", name);
+        log_debug("find_spell: could not find spell '%s'\n", name);
     }
     return sp;
 }