diff --git a/code/modules/paperwork/paper.dm b/code/modules/paperwork/paper.dm
index 3991bc4bf60..121f47a9e9e 100644
--- a/code/modules/paperwork/paper.dm
+++ b/code/modules/paperwork/paper.dm
@@ -279,9 +279,9 @@
 			addtofield(text2num(id), t) // He wants to edit a field, let him.
 		else
 			info += t // Oh, he wants to edit to the end of the file, let him.
-			updateinfolinks()
 
 		populatefields()
+		updateinfolinks()
 
 		i.on_write(src,usr)