diff --git a/src/npc/generate/newSlaveIntro.js b/src/npc/generate/newSlaveIntro.js
index 96f4daa0f28b1fb1c1fb80964751118423ae1967..b51a0388d5f7747e8a0eb46caf7336244e353b5a 100644
--- a/src/npc/generate/newSlaveIntro.js
+++ b/src/npc/generate/newSlaveIntro.js
@@ -817,7 +817,6 @@ App.UI.newSlaveIntro = function(slave) {
 		 * @param {string} [param0.note]
 		 */
 		function choice({introText, linkName, result, requirements, note} = {}) {
-			let span = document.createElement("span");
 			if (introText) {
 				App.UI.DOM.appendNewElement("span", p, introText, "note");
 			}
@@ -825,7 +824,7 @@ App.UI.newSlaveIntro = function(slave) {
 			if (requirements === false) {
 				return;
 			}
-
+			let span = document.createElement("span");
 			span.append(
 				App.UI.DOM.link(
 					linkName,