diff --git a/src/turtle/_impl/_lsystem_comm.scad b/src/turtle/_impl/_lsystem_comm.scad
index 27a4fa6c..298af978 100644
--- a/src/turtle/_impl/_lsystem_comm.scad
+++ b/src/turtle/_impl/_lsystem_comm.scad
@@ -71,6 +71,6 @@ function _lines(t, codes, angle, leng, next_t2, turtle_p) =
             t2 = next_t2(t1, codes[i], angle, leng)
         )
         let(p1 = turtle_p(t1), p2 = turtle_p(t2))
-        if(search(codes[i], "F+-") != [] && p1 != p2)
+        if(p1 != p2 && search(codes[i], "F+-") != [])
         [p1, p2]
     ];
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