diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Graphics.cpp b/desktop_version/src/Graphics.cpp
index b6f4272c..8fb4fa02 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Graphics.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Graphics.cpp
@@ -3191,7 +3191,7 @@ void Graphics::textboxcenterx(void)
         return;
     }
 
-    textboxes[m].centerx();
+    textboxes[m].should_centerx = true;
 }
 
 int Graphics::textboxwidth(void)
@@ -3224,7 +3224,7 @@ void Graphics::textboxcentery(void)
         return;
     }
 
-    textboxes[m].centery();
+    textboxes[m].should_centery = true;
 }
 
 int Graphics::textboxwrap(int pad)
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Script.cpp b/desktop_version/src/Script.cpp
index 690a2a54..1128a244 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Script.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Script.cpp
@@ -569,6 +569,8 @@ void scriptclass::run(void)
                         textcrewmateposition.text_above = true;
                     }
 
+                    textx = 0;
+                    texty = 0;
                     textcrewmateposition.x = obj.entities[i].xp;
                     textcrewmateposition.override_x = true;
                     textcrewmateposition.y = obj.entities[i].yp;
@@ -653,6 +655,8 @@ void scriptclass::run(void)
                         textcrewmateposition.text_above = true;
                     }
 
+                    textx = 0;
+                    texty = 0;
                     textcrewmateposition.x = obj.entities[i].xp;
                     textcrewmateposition.override_x = true;
                     textcrewmateposition.y = obj.entities[i].xp;
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Textbox.cpp b/desktop_version/src/Textbox.cpp
index 700a6019..c329dbe2 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Textbox.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Textbox.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ textboxclass::textboxclass(int gap)
 
     large = false;
 
+    should_centerx = false;
+    should_centery = false;
+
     print_flags = PR_FONT_LEVEL;
     fill_buttons = false;
 
@@ -72,6 +75,14 @@ void textboxclass::adjust(void)
 {
     resize();
     repositionfromcrewmate();
+    if (should_centerx)
+    {
+        centerx();
+    }
+    if (should_centery)
+    {
+        centery();
+    }
     if (xp < 10) xp = 10;
     if (yp < 10) yp = 10;
     if (xp + w > 310) xp = 310 - w;
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Textbox.h b/desktop_version/src/Textbox.h
index 4a6ef58f..45d76860 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Textbox.h
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Textbox.h
@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@ public:
 
     bool large;
 
+    bool should_centerx;
+    bool should_centery;
+
     uint32_t print_flags;
     bool fill_buttons;