diff --git a/athletics.lic b/athletics.lic
index f842c140b4..390392967d 100644
--- a/athletics.lic
+++ b/athletics.lic
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ class Athletics
     have_climbing_rope = get_settings.have_climbing_rope
     @outdoorsmanship_rooms = get_settings.athletics_outdoorsmanship_rooms
 
+    DRC.wait_for_script_to_complete('buff', ['athletics'])
+
     get_athletics_items
 
     start_exp = DRSkill.getxp('Athletics')
@@ -34,8 +36,6 @@ class Athletics
 
     args = parse_args(arg_definitions)
 
-    DRC.wait_for_script_to_complete('buff', ['athletics'])
-
     @end_exp = 32 if args.max
     start_script('skill-recorder') unless Script.running?('skill-recorder')
     if args.wyvern || (@settings.climbing_target == 'wyvern')