diff --git a/fs_edit_actions.lua b/fs_edit_actions.lua
index 62fae13..7813b1d 100644
--- a/fs_edit_actions.lua
+++ b/fs_edit_actions.lua
@@ -155,6 +155,10 @@ yl_speak_up.execute_next_action = function(player, a_id, result_of_a_id)
 				local this_action = actions[ sorted_key_list[ nr ]]
 				-- if there is an on_failure target dialog: go there
 				if(this_action.a_on_failure) then
+					-- go back to the same dialog
+					if(not(dialog.n_dialogs[this_action.a_on_failure])) then
+						this_action.a_on_failure = d_id
+					end
 					-- set the current action to nil
 					yl_speak_up.speak_to[pname].a_id = nil
 					-- no option of the new dialog has been selected yet