diff --git a/stepmania/src/Actor.cpp b/stepmania/src/Actor.cpp
index f547550eb7..4684ef16cd 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/Actor.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/Actor.cpp
@@ -131,7 +131,8 @@ void Actor::LoadFromNode( const CString& sDir, const XNode* pNode )
 
 		CString sValue = a->m_sValue;
 		THEME->EvaluateString( sValue );
-		apActorCommands apac( new ActorCommands( sValue ) );
+        Commands cmds = ParseCommands( sValue );
+        apActorCommands apac( new ActorCommands( cmds ) );
 
 		CString sCmdName;
 		/* Special case: "Command=foo" -> "OnCommand=foo" */