diff -r 8015a6e4ca3c -r bbec6b28d072 hedgewars/uChat.pas
--- a/hedgewars/uChat.pas	Tue Apr 09 00:06:53 2019 +0300
+++ b/hedgewars/uChat.pas	Tue Apr 09 00:45:14 2019 +0200
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@
             // default to current hedgehog (if own) or first hedgehog
             if SpeechHogNumber = 0 then
                 begin
-                if not CurrentTeam^.ExtDriven then
+                if (not CurrentTeam^.ExtDriven) and (not CurrentHedgehog^.Unplaced) then
                     SpeechHogNumber:= CurrentTeam^.CurrHedgehog + 1
                 else
                     SpeechHogNumber:= 1;