diff --git a/games/peasant/peasant2.s b/games/peasant/peasant2.s
index d692a40b..db9d7b76 100644
--- a/games/peasant/peasant2.s
+++ b/games/peasant/peasant2.s
@@ -77,28 +77,9 @@ new_location:
 	sta	INH
 	jsr	load_custom_verb_table
 
-
-	;=====================
-	; load bg
-
-	; we are PEASANT2 so locations 5...9 map to 0...4
-
-	lda	MAP_LOCATION
-	sec
-	sbc	#LOCATION_BASE
-	tax
-
-	lda	map_backgrounds_low,X
-	sta	getsrc_smc+1
-;	sta	last_bg_l
-	lda	map_backgrounds_hi,X
-	sta	getsrc_smc+2
-;	sta	last_bg_h
-
-	lda	#$40
-
-	jsr	decompress_lzsa2_fast
-
+	;============================
+	; load priority to $400
+	; indirectly as we can't trash screen holes
 
 	; we are PEASANT2 so locations 5...9 map to 0...4
 
@@ -118,6 +99,30 @@ new_location:
 
 	jsr	gr_copy_to_page1
 
+	;=====================
+	; load bg
+
+	; we are PEASANT2 so locations 5...9 map to 0...4
+
+	lda	MAP_LOCATION
+	sec
+	sbc	#LOCATION_BASE
+	tax
+
+	lda	map_backgrounds_low,X
+	sta	getsrc_smc+1
+	lda	map_backgrounds_hi,X
+	sta	getsrc_smc+2
+
+	lda	#$20
+
+	jsr	decompress_lzsa2_fast
+
+	; copy to $4000
+
+	jsr	hgr_copy
+
+
 	; put peasant text
 
 	lda	#<peasant_text
@@ -412,6 +417,7 @@ to_left_of_inn:
 ;.include "loadsave_menu.s"
 ;.include "score.s"
 
+.include "hgr_copy.s"
 
 map_backgrounds_low:
 	.byte	<haystack_lzsa		; 5	-- haystack
diff --git a/games/peasant/peasant3.s b/games/peasant/peasant3.s
index 8ac422d7..7d01028e 100644
--- a/games/peasant/peasant3.s
+++ b/games/peasant/peasant3.s
@@ -75,26 +75,9 @@ new_location:
 	sta	INH
 	jsr	load_custom_verb_table
 
-	;=====================
-	; load bg
-
-	; we are PEASANT3 so locations 10...14 map to 0...4, no change
-
-	lda	MAP_LOCATION
-	sec
-	sbc	#LOCATION_BASE
-	tax
-
-	lda	map_backgrounds_low,X
-	sta	getsrc_smc+1
-	lda	map_backgrounds_hi,X
-	sta	getsrc_smc+2
-
-	lda	#$40
-
-	jsr	decompress_lzsa2_fast
-
-	; Load priority
+	;===========================
+	; Load priority to $400
+	; indirectly as we can't touch screen holes
 
 	lda	MAP_LOCATION
 	sec
@@ -112,6 +95,29 @@ new_location:
 
 	jsr	gr_copy_to_page1
 
+
+	;=====================
+	; load bg
+
+	; we are PEASANT3 so locations 10...14 map to 0...4, no change
+
+	lda	MAP_LOCATION
+	sec
+	sbc	#LOCATION_BASE
+	tax
+
+	lda	map_backgrounds_low,X
+	sta	getsrc_smc+1
+	lda	map_backgrounds_hi,X
+	sta	getsrc_smc+2
+
+	lda	#$20
+
+	jsr	decompress_lzsa2_fast
+
+	jsr	hgr_copy
+
+
 	; put peasant text
 
 	lda	#<peasant_text
@@ -253,6 +259,8 @@ game_over:
 ;.include "score.s"
 
 .include "gr_copy.s"
+.include "hgr_copy.s"
+
 
 .include "new_map_location.s"
 .include "peasant_move.s"
diff --git a/games/peasant/peasant4.s b/games/peasant/peasant4.s
index f532b28f..f2eccd82 100644
--- a/games/peasant/peasant4.s
+++ b/games/peasant/peasant4.s
@@ -78,6 +78,26 @@ new_location:
 	sta	INH
 	jsr	load_custom_verb_table
 
+	;=========================
+	; load priority to $400
+
+	lda	MAP_LOCATION
+	sec
+	sbc	#LOCATION_BASE
+	tax
+
+	lda	map_priority_low,X
+	sta	getsrc_smc+1
+	lda	map_priority_hi,X
+	sta	getsrc_smc+2
+
+	lda	#$20
+
+	jsr	decompress_lzsa2_fast
+
+	jsr	gr_copy_to_page1
+
+
 	;=====================
 	; load bg
 
@@ -93,10 +113,12 @@ new_location:
 	lda	map_backgrounds_hi,X
 	sta	getsrc_smc+2
 
-	lda	#$40
+	lda	#$20
 
 	jsr	decompress_lzsa2_fast
 
+	jsr	hgr_copy
+
 	;====================
 	; update ned cottage if necessary
 
@@ -127,23 +149,7 @@ not_necessary_cottage:
 
 
 
-	; load priority
 
-	lda	MAP_LOCATION
-	sec
-	sbc	#LOCATION_BASE
-	tax
-
-	lda	map_priority_low,X
-	sta	getsrc_smc+1
-	lda	map_priority_hi,X
-	sta	getsrc_smc+2
-
-	lda	#$20
-
-	jsr	decompress_lzsa2_fast
-
-	jsr	gr_copy_to_page1
 
 	; put peasant text
 
@@ -359,8 +365,8 @@ game_over:
 ;.include "loadsave_menu.s"
 ;.include "score.s"
 
-
 .include "gr_copy.s"
+.include "hgr_copy.s"
 
 .include "peasant_move.s"