diff --git a/dat/oracle.des b/dat/oracle.des
index 2b7fd8c33..095b40928 100644
--- a/dat/oracle.des
+++ b/dat/oracle.des
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ ROOM: "ordinary" , lit, (3,3), (center,center), (11,9) {
   OBJECT:('`',"statue"),(5,7),montype:'C',1
   OBJECT:('`',"statue"),(2,4),montype:'C',1
   OBJECT:('`',"statue"),(8,4),montype:'C',1
-  MONSTER: random, random
-  MONSTER: random, random
 
   SUBROOM: "delphi" , lit , (4,3) , (3,3) {
     FOUNTAIN: (0, 1)
@@ -28,6 +26,10 @@ ROOM: "ordinary" , lit, (3,3), (center,center), (11,9) {
     MONSTER: ('@', "Oracle"), (1,1)
     ROOMDOOR: false , nodoor , random, random
   }
+
+  MONSTER: random, random
+  MONSTER: random, random
+
 }
 
 ROOM: "ordinary" , random, random, random, random {