diff --git a/src/battle_util.c b/src/battle_util.c
index 68e7876986..7b0c85078b 100644
--- a/src/battle_util.c
+++ b/src/battle_util.c
@@ -5028,20 +5028,21 @@ u8 AbilityBattleEffects(u8 caseID, u8 battler, u16 ability, u8 special, u16 move
             if (!(gMoveResultFlags & MOVE_RESULT_NO_EFFECT)
              && !gProtectStructs[gBattlerAttacker].confusionSelfDmg
              && TARGET_TURN_DAMAGED
-             && !(WEATHER_HAS_EFFECT && gBattleWeather & WEATHER_SANDSTORM_ANY)
-             && TryChangeBattleWeather(battler, ENUM_WEATHER_SANDSTORM, TRUE)
-             && !(WEATHER_HAS_EFFECT && gBattleWeather & WEATHER_PRIMAL_ANY))
+             && !(WEATHER_HAS_EFFECT && gBattleWeather & WEATHER_SANDSTORM_ANY))
             {
-                gBattleScripting.battler = gActiveBattler = battler;
-                BattleScriptPushCursor();
-                gBattlescriptCurrInstr = BattleScript_SandSpitActivates;
-                effect++;
-            }
-            else if (WEATHER_HAS_EFFECT && gBattleWeather & WEATHER_PRIMAL_ANY)
-            {
-                BattleScriptPushCursor();
-                gBattlescriptCurrInstr = BattleScript_BlockedByPrimalWeatherRet;
-                effect++;
+                if (WEATHER_HAS_EFFECT && gBattleWeather & WEATHER_PRIMAL_ANY)
+                {
+                    BattleScriptPushCursor();
+                    gBattlescriptCurrInstr = BattleScript_BlockedByPrimalWeatherRet;
+                    effect++;
+                }
+                else if (TryChangeBattleWeather(battler, ENUM_WEATHER_SANDSTORM, TRUE))
+                {
+                    gBattleScripting.battler = gActiveBattler = battler;
+                    BattleScriptPushCursor();
+                    gBattlescriptCurrInstr = BattleScript_SandSpitActivates;
+                    effect++;
+                }
             }
             break;
         case ABILITY_PERISH_BODY: