diff --git a/src/game.rs b/src/game.rs
index 23ac10d..de4f2a2 100644
--- a/src/game.rs
+++ b/src/game.rs
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ impl Turn {
     }
 }
 
-fn handle_game_event(
+pub fn handle_game_event(
     mut settings: ResMut<Settings>,
     mut er_game: EventReader<GameEvent>,
     mut ew_sfx: EventWriter<audio::PlaySfxEvent>,
diff --git a/src/menu.rs b/src/menu.rs
index 8ee95bd..12b0e3b 100644
--- a/src/menu.rs
+++ b/src/menu.rs
@@ -22,10 +22,12 @@ impl Plugin for MenuPlugin {
         app.add_systems(Startup, setup.after(hud::setup));
         app.add_systems(PreUpdate, show_deathscreen.run_if(on_event::<DeathScreenEvent>()));
         app.add_systems(Update, handle_deathscreen_input);
-        app.add_systems(PreUpdate, update_menu.run_if(on_event::<UpdateMenuEvent>()));
+        app.add_systems(PreUpdate, update_menu
+            .after(game::handle_game_event)
+            .run_if(on_event::<UpdateMenuEvent>()));
         app.add_systems(Update, handle_input.run_if(alive));
         app.insert_resource(DeathScreenInputDelayTimer(
-                Timer::from_seconds(1.0, TimerMode::Once)));
+            Timer::from_seconds(1.0, TimerMode::Once)));
         app.insert_resource(MenuState::default());
         app.add_event::<DeathScreenEvent>();
         app.add_event::<UpdateMenuEvent>();