diff --git a/src/company_cmd.cpp b/src/company_cmd.cpp
index 8e07dd7162..3dcc2bd570 100644
--- a/src/company_cmd.cpp
+++ b/src/company_cmd.cpp
@@ -702,9 +702,9 @@ static void HandleBankruptcyTakeover(Company *c)
 	SetBit(c->bankrupt_asked, best->index);
 
 	c->bankrupt_timeout = TAKE_OVER_TIMEOUT;
-	if (best->is_ai) {
-		AI::NewEvent(best->index, new ScriptEventCompanyAskMerger(c->index, c->bankrupt_value));
-	} else if (IsInteractiveCompany(best->index)) {
+
+	AI::NewEvent(best->index, new ScriptEventCompanyAskMerger(c->index, c->bankrupt_value));
+	if (IsInteractiveCompany(best->index)) {
 		ShowBuyCompanyDialog(c->index);
 	}
 }