diff --git a/src/sdl-instead/game.c b/src/sdl-instead/game.c
index c40b9a3..8ad97d5 100644
--- a/src/sdl-instead/game.c
+++ b/src/sdl-instead/game.c
@@ -2110,9 +2110,11 @@ int game_loop(void)
 			} if (!is_key(&ev, "f8") && curgame_dir && !menu_shown) {
 				game_save(9);
 			} if (!is_key(&ev, "f9") && curgame_dir && !menu_shown) {
-				mouse_reset();
-				game_select(curgame_dir);
-				game_load(9);
+				if (!access(game_save_path(0, 9), R_OK)) {
+					mouse_reset();
+					game_select(curgame_dir);
+					game_load(9);
+				}	
 			} if (!is_key(&ev, "f5") && curgame_dir) {
 				mouse_reset();
 				game_cmd("look");
diff --git a/src/sdl-instead/menu.c b/src/sdl-instead/menu.c
index 2c2730f..40dc560 100644
--- a/src/sdl-instead/menu.c
+++ b/src/sdl-instead/menu.c
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ int game_menu_act(const char *a)
 			unlink (s);
 		game_select(curgame_dir);
 		game_menu_box(0, NULL);
-		instead_eval("game:ini()"); instead_clear();
+//		instead_eval("game:ini()"); instead_clear();
 		game_cmd("look");
 		custom_theme_warn();
 	} else if (!strcmp(a,"/main")) {