diff --git a/doc/fixes34.1 b/doc/fixes34.1
index 858321972..878e96830 100644
--- a/doc/fixes34.1
+++ b/doc/fixes34.1
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ cannot sacrifice while you're swallowed
 player polymorphed into an eel cannot drown breathless/amphibious monsters
 avoid dmonsfree impossible message due to migrating a dead monster via
 	mhurtle causing the monster to end up in a hole or other trap
+avoid temporary disappearing Burdened message due to updating status line
+	midway thru in_container
 
 
 Platform- and/or Interface-Specific Fixes
diff --git a/src/pickup.c b/src/pickup.c
index c87452b4a..51d26e81f 100644
--- a/src/pickup.c
+++ b/src/pickup.c
@@ -1792,11 +1792,11 @@ register struct obj *obj;
 	}
 
 	if (current_container) {
-	    Strcpy(buf, the(xname(current_container)));
-	    You("put %s into %s.", doname(obj), buf);
-
 	    (void) add_to_container(current_container, obj);
 	    current_container->owt = weight(current_container);
+
+	    Strcpy(buf, the(xname(current_container)));
+	    You("put %s into %s.", doname(obj), buf);
 	}
 	if (is_gold) bot(); /* update gold piece count immediately */