diff --git a/Quake/draw.h b/Quake/draw.h
index 0d66d40f..02b65f37 100644
--- a/Quake/draw.h
+++ b/Quake/draw.h
@@ -41,3 +41,5 @@ void Draw_NewGame (void);
 
 void GL_SetCanvas (canvastype newcanvas); //johnfitz
 
+void Draw_CheckConback (void); // QuakeSpasm customization
+
diff --git a/Quake/gl_draw.c b/Quake/gl_draw.c
index 41850d20..6b06e6dc 100644
--- a/Quake/gl_draw.c
+++ b/Quake/gl_draw.c
@@ -320,6 +320,10 @@ Draw_ConbackPic -- QuakeSpasm custom conback drawing.
 */
 extern char *get_conback(void);
 static qboolean have_mod_conback;
+void Draw_CheckConback (void)
+{
+	have_mod_conback = (COM_LoadTempFile("gfx/conback.lmp") != NULL);
+}
 qpic_t *Draw_ConbackPic (void)
 {
     if (fitzmode) {
@@ -463,7 +467,7 @@ void Draw_Init (void)
 	Draw_LoadPics ();
 
 	/* QuakeSpasm customization: */
-	have_mod_conback = (COM_LoadTempFile("gfx/conback.lmp") != NULL);
+	Draw_CheckConback ();
 }
 
 //==============================================================================
diff --git a/Quake/gl_texmgr.c b/Quake/gl_texmgr.c
index e7429548..ce668b81 100644
--- a/Quake/gl_texmgr.c
+++ b/Quake/gl_texmgr.c
@@ -488,6 +488,8 @@ void TexMgr_NewGame (void)
 {
 	TexMgr_FreeTextures (0, TEXPREF_PERSIST); //deletes all textures where TEXPREF_PERSIST is unset
 	TexMgr_LoadPalette ();
+	/* QuakeSpasm customization: */
+	Draw_CheckConback ();
 }
 
 /*