diff --git a/asm/macros/battle_script.inc b/asm/macros/battle_script.inc
index 9d624195b5..fd20478d26 100644
--- a/asm/macros/battle_script.inc
+++ b/asm/macros/battle_script.inc
@@ -1771,7 +1771,7 @@
 
 	.macro jumpifspecies battler:req, species:req, ptr:req
 	various \battler, VARIOUS_JUMP_IF_SPECIES
-	.byte \species
+	.2byte \species
 	.4byte \ptr
 	.endm
 
diff --git a/src/battle_script_commands.c b/src/battle_script_commands.c
index 2a4b2e347e..7b5e782c2a 100644
--- a/src/battle_script_commands.c
+++ b/src/battle_script_commands.c
@@ -8427,10 +8427,10 @@ static void Cmd_various(void)
         }
         return;
     case VARIOUS_JUMP_IF_SPECIES:
-        if (gBattleMons[gBattlerAttacker].species == gBattlescriptCurrInstr[3])
-            gBattlescriptCurrInstr = T1_READ_PTR(gBattlescriptCurrInstr + 4);
+        if (gBattleMons[gActiveBattler].species == T1_READ_16(gBattlescriptCurrInstr + 3))
+            gBattlescriptCurrInstr = T1_READ_PTR(gBattlescriptCurrInstr + 5);
         else
-            gBattlescriptCurrInstr += 8;
+            gBattlescriptCurrInstr += 9;
         return;
     }