diff --git a/src/main/java/com/minecolonies/api/util/ItemStackUtils.java b/src/main/java/com/minecolonies/api/util/ItemStackUtils.java
index 80b715fcb43..0b1bf184b64 100755
--- a/src/main/java/com/minecolonies/api/util/ItemStackUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/minecolonies/api/util/ItemStackUtils.java
@@ -862,11 +862,10 @@ public static Set<ItemStack> allItemsPlusInventory(@NotNull final Player player)
     public static void consumeFood(final ItemStack foodStack, final AbstractEntityCitizen citizen, final Inventory inventory)
     {
         final ICitizenData citizenData = citizen.getCitizenData();
-        ItemStack itemUseReturn = foodStack.finishUsingItem(citizen.level(), citizen);
         final double satIncrease = FoodUtils.getFoodValue(foodStack, citizen);
-
         citizenData.increaseSaturation(satIncrease);
 
+        ItemStack itemUseReturn = foodStack.finishUsingItem(citizen.level(), citizen);
         // Special handling for these as those are stackable + have a return per item.
         if (foodStack.getItem() instanceof HoneyBottleItem)
         {