diff --git a/data/battle_scripts_1.s b/data/battle_scripts_1.s
index 60432842f9..a4d3264d13 100644
--- a/data/battle_scripts_1.s
+++ b/data/battle_scripts_1.s
@@ -6913,7 +6913,7 @@ BattleScript_CottonDownActivates::
 	swapattackerwithtarget
 	setbyte gBattlerTarget, 0
 BattleScript_CottonDownLoop:
-	jumpiffainted BS_TARGET, TRUE, BattleScript_CottonDownLoopIncrement
+	jumpifabsent BS_TARGET, BattleScript_CottonDownLoopIncrement
 	setstatchanger STAT_SPEED, 1, TRUE
 	jumpifbyteequal gBattlerTarget, gEffectBattler, BattleScript_CottonDownLoopIncrement
 	statbuffchange STAT_CHANGE_NOT_PROTECT_AFFECTED | STAT_CHANGE_ALLOW_PTR, BattleScript_CottonDownLoopIncrement