diff --git a/src/battle_main.c b/src/battle_main.c
index e023080d3e..24e3627e59 100644
--- a/src/battle_main.c
+++ b/src/battle_main.c
@@ -3250,6 +3250,17 @@ static void BattleMainCB1(void)
         gBattlerControllerFuncs[battler](battler);
 }
 
+static void ClearSetBScriptingStruct(void)
+{
+    // windowsType is set up earlier in BattleInitBgsAndWindows, so we need to save the value
+    u32 temp = gBattleScripting.windowsType;
+    memset(&gBattleScripting, 0, sizeof(gBattleScripting));
+
+    gBattleScripting.windowsType = temp;
+    gBattleScripting.battleStyle = gSaveBlock2Ptr->optionsBattleStyle;
+    gBattleScripting.expOnCatch = (B_EXP_CATCH >= GEN_6);
+}
+
 static void BattleStartClearSetData(void)
 {
     s32 i;
@@ -3263,10 +3274,7 @@ static void BattleStartClearSetData(void)
     memset(&gSideTimers, 0, sizeof(gSideTimers));
     memset(&gWishFutureKnock, 0, sizeof(gWishFutureKnock));
     memset(&gBattleResults, 0, sizeof(gBattleResults));
-    memset(&gBattleScripting, 0, sizeof(gBattleScripting));
-
-    gBattleScripting.battleStyle = gSaveBlock2Ptr->optionsBattleStyle;
-    gBattleScripting.expOnCatch = (B_EXP_CATCH >= GEN_6);
+    ClearSetBScriptingStruct();
 
     for (i = 0; i < MAX_BATTLERS_COUNT; i++)
     {