diff --git a/soh/src/code/z_message_PAL.c b/soh/src/code/z_message_PAL.c
index 8faff5f10..fc63f96c8 100644
--- a/soh/src/code/z_message_PAL.c
+++ b/soh/src/code/z_message_PAL.c
@@ -1685,7 +1685,8 @@ bool Message_DecodeName(PlayState* play, s16* decodedBufPosPtr, s32* charTexIdxP
         }
     }
 
-    if (ResourceMgr_GetGameRegion(0) == GAME_REGION_PAL && gSaveContext.language != LANGUAGE_JPN) {
+    if (ResourceMgr_GetGameRegion(0) == GAME_REGION_PAL &&
+        (gSaveContext.language != LANGUAGE_JPN || sDisplayNextMessageAsEnglish)) {
         if (gSaveContext.ship.filenameLanguage == NAME_LANGUAGE_PAL) {
             for (i = 0; i < playerNameLen; i++) {
                 curChar2 = gSaveContext.playerName[i];
@@ -1740,7 +1741,7 @@ bool Message_DecodeName(PlayState* play, s16* decodedBufPosPtr, s32* charTexIdxP
                 msgCtx->msgBufDecoded[(*decodedBufPosPtr)] = curChar2;
                 (*decodedBufPosPtr)++;
             }
-        } else {
+        } else { // NAME_LANGUAGE_NTSC_JPN
             for (i = 0; i < playerNameLen; i++) {
                 curChar2 = gSaveContext.playerName[i];
 
@@ -1780,7 +1781,7 @@ bool Message_DecodeName(PlayState* play, s16* decodedBufPosPtr, s32* charTexIdxP
     } else { // GAME_REGION_NTSC
 
         if (gSaveContext.ship.filenameLanguage == NAME_LANGUAGE_NTSC_JPN) {
-            if (gSaveContext.language == LANGUAGE_JPN) {
+            if (gSaveContext.language == LANGUAGE_JPN && !sDisplayNextMessageAsEnglish) {
                 for (i = 0; i < playerNameLen; i++) {
                     curChar2 = gSaveContext.playerName[i];
                     u8* fontBuf = &font->fontBuf[(curChar2 * 32) << 2];
@@ -1808,7 +1809,7 @@ bool Message_DecodeName(PlayState* play, s16* decodedBufPosPtr, s32* charTexIdxP
                 }
             }
         } else if (gSaveContext.ship.filenameLanguage == NAME_LANGUAGE_NTSC_ENG) {
-            if (gSaveContext.language == LANGUAGE_JPN) {
+            if (gSaveContext.language == LANGUAGE_JPN && !sDisplayNextMessageAsEnglish) {
                 for (i = 0; i < playerNameLen; i++) {
                     curChar2 = gSaveContext.playerName[i];
                     u8* fontBuf = &font->fontBuf[(curChar2 * 32) << 2];
@@ -1850,7 +1851,7 @@ bool Message_DecodeName(PlayState* play, s16* decodedBufPosPtr, s32* charTexIdxP
                 }
             }
         } else if (gSaveContext.ship.filenameLanguage == NAME_LANGUAGE_PAL) {
-            if (gSaveContext.language == LANGUAGE_JPN) {
+            if (gSaveContext.language == LANGUAGE_JPN && !sDisplayNextMessageAsEnglish) {
                 for (i = 0; i < playerNameLen; i++) {
                     curChar2 = gSaveContext.playerName[i];