diff --git a/src/basic/wedge/wedge_dos.s b/src/basic/wedge/wedge_dos.s
index 77449da0..c225dee2 100644
--- a/src/basic/wedge/wedge_dos.s
+++ b/src/basic/wedge/wedge_dos.s
@@ -152,10 +152,11 @@ wedge_dos_command_confirmed:
 	jsr JOPEN
 	+bcs wedge_dos_basic_error
 
-	; Retrieve status, print it if not OK
+	; Retrieve status through the channel just opened, print it if not OK. Closing it
+	; first would reset the status to OK: CLALL closes every file, and a drive's DOS
+	; says OK once its command channel closes
 
-	jsr JCLALL
-	jsr wedge_dos_status_get
+	jsr wedge_dos_status_get_opened
 
 	lda BUF+0
 	cmp #$30 ; '0'
@@ -217,6 +218,10 @@ wedge_dos_status_get:
 	jsr JOPEN
 	+bcs wedge_dos_basic_error
 
+	; FALLTROUGH
+
+wedge_dos_status_get_opened:
+
 	; Set channel for input
 
 	ldx #$0F