diff --git a/arogue5/scrolls.c b/arogue5/scrolls.c
index ebccd0b..fae7039 100644
--- a/arogue5/scrolls.c
+++ b/arogue5/scrolls.c
@@ -317,8 +317,10 @@ bool is_scroll;
 	     * Scroll of magic mapping.
 	     */
 	    if (is_scroll && s_know[S_MAP] != TRUE) {
-		msg("Oh, now this scroll has a map on it.");
-		s_know[S_MAP] = TRUE;
+	        waddstr(msgw, morestr);
+                draw(msgw);
+                wait_for(msgw, ' ');
+	        msg("");
 	    }
 	    overwrite(stdscr, hw);
 	    /*
@@ -361,6 +363,11 @@ bool is_scroll;
 	     * And set up for display
 	     */
 	    overwrite(hw, cw);
+            draw(cw);
+	    if (is_scroll && s_know[S_MAP] != TRUE) {
+		msg("Oh, now this scroll has a map on it.");
+		s_know[S_MAP] = TRUE;
+            }
 	when S_GFIND:
 	    /*
 	     * Scroll of gold detection
@@ -380,8 +387,13 @@ bool is_scroll;
 		}
 		if (gtotal) {
 		    if (is_scroll) s_know[S_GFIND] = TRUE;
-		    msg("You begin to feel greedy and you sense gold.");
+		    waddstr(msgw, morestr);
+                    draw(msgw);
+                    wait_for(msgw, ' ');
+		    msg("");
 		    overlay(hw,cw);
+                    draw(cw);
+		    msg("You begin to feel greedy and you sense gold.");
 		    break;
 		}
 	    }
diff --git a/arogue7/scrolls.c b/arogue7/scrolls.c
index 85682a9..68c7429 100644
--- a/arogue7/scrolls.c
+++ b/arogue7/scrolls.c
@@ -291,10 +291,11 @@ bool is_scroll;
 	    /*
 	     * Scroll of magic mapping.
 	     */
-	    if (is_scroll && s_know[S_MAP] != TRUE) {
-		msg("Oh, now this scroll has a map on it.");
-		s_know[S_MAP] = TRUE;
-	    }
+	    waddstr(msgw, morestr);
+	    clearok(msgw, FALSE);
+	    draw(msgw);
+	    wait_for(' ');
+	    msg("");
 	    overwrite(stdscr, hw);
 	    /*
 	     * Take all the things we want to keep hidden out of the window
@@ -336,6 +337,11 @@ bool is_scroll;
 	     * And set up for display
 	     */
 	    overwrite(hw, cw);
+            draw(cw);
+	    if (is_scroll && s_know[S_MAP] != TRUE) {
+		msg("Oh, now this scroll has a map on it.");
+		s_know[S_MAP] = TRUE;
+	    }
 	when S_GFIND:
 	    /*
 	     * Scroll of gold detection
@@ -367,14 +373,14 @@ bool is_scroll;
 		}
 		if (gtotal) {
 		    if (is_scroll) s_know[S_GFIND] = TRUE;
-		    msg("You begin to feel greedy and you sense gold.");
 		    waddstr(msgw, morestr);
 		    clearok(msgw, FALSE);
 		    draw(msgw);
-		    overlay(hw, cw);
-		    draw(cw);
 		    wait_for(' ');
 		    msg("");
+		    overlay(hw, cw);
+		    draw(cw);
+		    msg("You begin to feel greedy and you sense gold.");
 		    break;
 		}
 	    }
diff --git a/xrogue/scrolls.c b/xrogue/scrolls.c
index b073d95..aefa351 100644
--- a/xrogue/scrolls.c
+++ b/xrogue/scrolls.c
@@ -333,10 +333,7 @@ bool is_scroll;
                 draw(cw);
                 goto map_jump;          /* skip over regular mapping routine */
             }
-            if (is_scroll && s_know[S_MAP] != TRUE) {
-                msg("Oh, now this scroll has a map on it.");
-                s_know[S_MAP] = TRUE;
-            }
+            rmmsg();
             overwrite(stdscr, hw);
             /*
              * Take all the things we want to keep hidden out of the window
@@ -378,6 +375,11 @@ bool is_scroll;
              * And set up for display
              */
             overwrite(hw, cw);
+            draw(cw);
+            if (is_scroll && s_know[S_MAP] != TRUE) {
+                msg("Oh, now this scroll has a map on it.");
+                s_know[S_MAP] = TRUE;
+            }
             map_jump:           /* blessed map jump from above */
         when S_GFIND:
             /*