diff --git a/core/src/level.c b/core/src/level.c
index 30d0798..f1745cb 100644
--- a/core/src/level.c
+++ b/core/src/level.c
@@ -154,8 +154,8 @@ int level_parse_file(FILE* fp) {
         // find the spawn function
         if(dictionary_try_get(&internal_spawn_functions, obj_tag, &spawner)) {
             // load arguments from file and spawn object
-            spawn_object(spawner, &args);
             load_args(fp, &args, buffer, sizeof(buffer));
+            spawn_object(spawner, &args);
             // clean up for next loop
             free(obj_tag);
             dictionary_empty(&args);