diff --git a/src/gui/web_request_window.cpp b/src/gui/web_request_window.cpp
index 5d800f9a..ad40421e 100644
--- a/src/gui/web_request_window.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/web_request_window.cpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : WebRequestWindow
 
 WebRequestWindow::WebRequestWindow(const String& url, bool sizer)
-  : wxDialog(wxTheApp->GetTopWindow(), wxID_ANY, _TITLE_("web request"), wxDefaultPosition, wxDefaultSize, wxDEFAULT_DIALOG_STYLE | wxRESIZE_BORDER)
+  : wxDialog(NULL, wxID_ANY, _TITLE_("web request"), wxDefaultPosition, wxDefaultSize, wxDEFAULT_DIALOG_STYLE | wxRESIZE_BORDER | wxDIALOG_NO_PARENT)
 {
   // init controls
   info = new wxStaticText(this, -1, _LABEL_("web request address"));
diff --git a/src/script/functions/construction.cpp b/src/script/functions/construction.cpp
index 5c985bfe..21589409 100644
--- a/src/script/functions/construction.cpp
+++ b/src/script/functions/construction.cpp
@@ -60,9 +60,18 @@ SCRIPT_FUNCTION(new_card) {
       ScriptValueP script_input = field->import_script.invoke(ctx, true);
       // if the script result is a collection, iterate on the key/value pairs
       // treat the keys as field names and the values as what to populate those fields with
-      if (script_input->type() == SCRIPT_COLLECTION) {
+      if (script_input->type() == SCRIPT_COLLECTION) {
+        // check for a stylesheet first, since other things depend on it
         ScriptValueP script_it = script_input->makeIterator();
         ScriptValueP script_key;
+        while (ScriptValueP script_value = script_it->next(&script_key)) {
+          assert(script_key);
+          if (script_key == script_nil) continue;
+          String script_key_name = script_key->toString();
+          if (set_stylesheet_container(*game, new_card, script_value, script_key_name, ignore_field_not_found)) break;
+        }
+        // iterate on the rest of the key/value pairs given by the script
+        script_it = script_input->makeIterator();
         while (ScriptValueP script_value = script_it->next(&script_key)) {
           assert(script_key);
           if (script_key == script_nil) continue;
@@ -94,10 +103,18 @@ SCRIPT_FUNCTION(new_card) {
     ScriptValueP ctx_card = ctx.getVariableOpt(SCRIPT_VAR_card);
     ctx.setVariable(SCRIPT_VAR_card, to_script(new_card));
     ScriptValueP script_input = game->import_script.invoke(ctx, true);
-    if (script_input->type() == SCRIPT_COLLECTION) {
-      // iterate on the key/value pairs given by the script
+    if (script_input->type() == SCRIPT_COLLECTION) {
+      // check for a stylesheet first, since other things depend on it
       ScriptValueP script_it = script_input->makeIterator();
       ScriptValueP script_key;
+      while (ScriptValueP script_value = script_it->next(&script_key)) {
+        assert(script_key);
+        if (script_key == script_nil) continue;
+        String script_key_name = script_key->toString();
+        if (set_stylesheet_container(*game, new_card, script_value, script_key_name, ignore_field_not_found)) break;
+      }
+      // iterate on the rest of the key/value pairs given by the script
+      script_it = script_input->makeIterator();
       while (ScriptValueP script_value = script_it->next(&script_key)) {
         assert(script_key);
         if (script_key == script_nil) continue;