diff --git a/src/battle_ai_main.c b/src/battle_ai_main.c
index 68cf333b57..bf6768f71c 100644
--- a/src/battle_ai_main.c
+++ b/src/battle_ai_main.c
@@ -5694,8 +5694,11 @@ static s32 AI_CalcAdditionalEffectScore(u32 battlerAtk, u32 battlerDef, u32 move
     u32 i;
     u32 additionalEffectCount = GetMoveAdditionalEffectCount(move);
 
-    if (IsSheerForceAffected(move, aiData->abilities[battlerAtk]))
+    if (IsSheerForceAffected(move, aiData->abilities[battlerAtk])
+     && !(GetMoveEffect(move) == EFFECT_ORDER_UP && gBattleStruct->battlerState[battlerAtk].commanderSpecies != SPECIES_NONE))
+    {
         return score;
+    }
 
     // check move additional effects that are likely to happen
     for (i = 0; i < additionalEffectCount; i++)
diff --git a/src/battle_ai_util.c b/src/battle_ai_util.c
index 8e6f0b2c36..1b55026ac8 100644
--- a/src/battle_ai_util.c
+++ b/src/battle_ai_util.c
@@ -1034,8 +1034,11 @@ static bool32 AI_IsMoveEffectInPlus(u32 battlerAtk, u32 battlerDef, u32 move, s3
     enum Ability abilityDef = gAiLogicData->abilities[battlerDef];
     enum Ability abilityAtk = gAiLogicData->abilities[battlerAtk];
 
-    if (IsSheerForceAffected(move, abilityAtk))
+    if (IsSheerForceAffected(move, abilityAtk)
+     && !(GetMoveEffect(move) == EFFECT_ORDER_UP && gBattleStruct->battlerState[battlerAtk].commanderSpecies != SPECIES_NONE))
+    {
         return FALSE;
+    }
 
     switch (GetMoveEffect(move))
     {