diff --git a/028.bs/game1.s b/028.bs/game1.s
index cb03a3f..18abaae 100644
--- a/028.bs/game1.s
+++ b/028.bs/game1.s
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ MainMenu:
 	bra	InitialiseNewGame
 
 Reset:
+	move.w	#1,splashInvalid
 	move.w	#0,stopScrollingPending	
 	move.w	#PANEL_LIVES_X,d0
 	lea	livesCounterShortText,a1	
diff --git a/028.bs/menu.s b/028.bs/menu.s
index 9ca351e..f31c4eb 100644
--- a/028.bs/menu.s
+++ b/028.bs/menu.s
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ MENU_BOTTOM_OFFSET		equ (playBottomColor-playTopColor)
 ShowMenu:
 	lea 	CUSTOM,a6
 
+	jsr	ReloadSplashScreen	
+	
 	jsr	WaitVerticalBlank	
 	;; set up default palette
 	include "out/menu-palette.s"
diff --git a/028.bs/splash.s b/028.bs/splash.s
index 9c3e6e6..23d3ccd 100644
--- a/028.bs/splash.s
+++ b/028.bs/splash.s
@@ -1,16 +1,22 @@
 	include "includes.i"
 
 	xdef	ShowSplash
+	xdef	ReloadSplashScreen
 	xdef	splash
+	xdef	splashInvalid
 	
 SPLASH_COLOR_DEPTH		equ 5
 SPLASH_SCREEN_WIDTH_BYTES	equ 40
 
 ReloadSplashScreen:
+	cmp.w	#0,splashInvalid
+	beq	.skip
+	move.w	#0,splashInvalid
 	move.l	#endDiskSplash-diskSplash,d0
 	move.l	#splash,a0
 	move.l	#diskSplash,a1	
 	jsr	LoadDiskData
+.skip:
 	rts
 	
 ShowSplash:
@@ -79,7 +85,9 @@ splashCopperListBplPtr:
 	dc.w	BPL6PTH,0
 	dc.l	$fffffffe		
 
-
+splashInvalid:
+	dc.w	1
+	
 	section	.bss
 splash:
 	ds.b	endDiskSplash-diskSplash