diff --git a/src/tunnelbridge_cmd.cpp b/src/tunnelbridge_cmd.cpp
--- a/src/tunnelbridge_cmd.cpp
+++ b/src/tunnelbridge_cmd.cpp
@@ -599,16 +599,16 @@ static CommandCost DoClearTunnel(TileInd
 		}
 	}
 
-	/* Adjust the town's player rating. Do this before removing the tile owner info. */
-	if (IsTileOwner(tile, OWNER_TOWN) && _game_mode != GM_EDITOR)
-		ChangeTownRating(t, RATING_TUNNEL_BRIDGE_DOWN_STEP, RATING_TUNNEL_BRIDGE_MINIMUM);
-
 	if (flags & DC_EXEC) {
 		/* We first need to request the direction before calling DoClearSquare
 		 *  else the direction is always 0.. dah!! ;) */
 		DiagDirection dir = GetTunnelBridgeDirection(tile);
 		Track track;
 
+		/* Adjust the town's player rating. Do this before removing the tile owner info. */
+		if (IsTileOwner(tile, OWNER_TOWN) && _game_mode != GM_EDITOR)
+			ChangeTownRating(t, RATING_TUNNEL_BRIDGE_DOWN_STEP, RATING_TUNNEL_BRIDGE_MINIMUM);
+
 		DoClearSquare(tile);
 		DoClearSquare(endtile);
 		UpdateSignalsOnSegment(tile, ReverseDiagDir(dir));
@@ -650,15 +650,15 @@ static CommandCost DoClearBridge(TileInd
 		}
 	}
 
-	/* checks if the owner is town then decrease town rating by RATING_TUNNEL_BRIDGE_DOWN_STEP until
-	 * you have a "Poor" (0) town rating */
-	if (IsTileOwner(tile, OWNER_TOWN) && _game_mode != GM_EDITOR)
-		ChangeTownRating(t, RATING_TUNNEL_BRIDGE_DOWN_STEP, RATING_TUNNEL_BRIDGE_MINIMUM);
-
 	if (flags & DC_EXEC) {
 		TileIndex c;
 		Track track;
 
+		/* checks if the owner is town then decrease town rating by RATING_TUNNEL_BRIDGE_DOWN_STEP until
+		 * you have a "Poor" (0) town rating */
+		if (IsTileOwner(tile, OWNER_TOWN) && _game_mode != GM_EDITOR)
+			ChangeTownRating(t, RATING_TUNNEL_BRIDGE_DOWN_STEP, RATING_TUNNEL_BRIDGE_MINIMUM);
+
 		DoClearSquare(tile);
 		DoClearSquare(endtile);
 		for (c = tile + delta; c != endtile; c += delta) {