diff --git a/src/playlevel.cpp b/src/playlevel.cpp
index b38f3ede107..af915534bce 100644
--- a/src/playlevel.cpp
+++ b/src/playlevel.cpp
@@ -158,6 +158,18 @@ LEVEL_RESULT play_level(game_data& gameinfo, config& terrain_config,
 			    team_it != teams.end(); ++team_it) {
 				const int player_number = (team_it - teams.begin()) + 1;
 
+				if(!first_time) {
+					team_it->new_turn();
+
+					//if the expense is less than the number of villages owned,
+					//then we don't have to pay anything at all
+					const int expense = team_upkeep(units,player_number) -
+										team_it->towers().size();
+					if(expense > 0) {
+						team_it->spend_gold(expense);
+					}
+				}
+
 				gui.set_playing_team(size_t(player_number-1));
 
 				clear_shroud(gui,map,gameinfo,units,teams,player_number-1);
@@ -310,20 +322,6 @@ LEVEL_RESULT play_level(game_data& gameinfo, config& terrain_config,
 				i->second.new_turn();
 			}
 
-			int team_num = 1;
-			for(std::vector<team>::iterator it = teams.begin();
-			    it != teams.end(); ++it, ++team_num) {
-				it->new_turn();
-
-				//if the expense is less than the number of villages owned,
-				//then we don't have to pay anything at all
-				const int expense = team_upkeep(units,team_num) -
-				                    it->towers().size();
-				if(expense > 0) {
-					it->spend_gold(expense);
-				}
-			}
-
 		} catch(end_level_exception& end_level) {
 
 			if(end_level.result == QUIT || end_level.result == REPLAY) {