diff --git a/neo/sys/sys_savegame.cpp b/neo/sys/sys_savegame.cpp
index 6812ed61..a7f8bc15 100644
--- a/neo/sys/sys_savegame.cpp
+++ b/neo/sys/sys_savegame.cpp
@@ -272,7 +272,6 @@ idSaveLoadParms::~idSaveLoadParms
 */
 idSaveLoadParms::~idSaveLoadParms()
 {
-    /* SRS - Don't need to repeat this code here, since auto-deletes are already handled by idSaveGameManager::FinishProcessor
 	for( int i = 0; i < files.Num(); ++i )
 	{
 		if( files[i]->type & SAVEGAMEFILE_AUTO_DELETE )
@@ -280,7 +279,6 @@ idSaveLoadParms::~idSaveLoadParms()
 			delete files[i];
 		}
 	}
-    */
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/neo/sys/sys_session_savegames.cpp b/neo/sys/sys_session_savegames.cpp
index aefb1705..76867902 100644
--- a/neo/sys/sys_session_savegames.cpp
+++ b/neo/sys/sys_session_savegames.cpp
@@ -356,6 +356,7 @@ saveGameHandle_t idSessionLocal::LoadGameSync( const char* name, saveFileEntryLi
 {
 	idSaveLoadParms& parms = processorLoadFiles->GetParmsNonConst();
 	saveGameHandle_t handle = 0;
+    bool checkDetailsFile = true;
 
 	{
 		// Put in a local block so everything will go in the global heap before the map change, but the heap is
@@ -414,16 +415,28 @@ saveGameHandle_t idSessionLocal::LoadGameSync( const char* name, saveFileEntryLi
 			parms.errorCode = SAVEGAME_E_UNKNOWN;
 		}
 
-		if( parms.GetError() != SAVEGAME_E_NONE )
+        // SRS - check details file for compatibility before removing it from parms.files list
+        if( parms.GetError() == SAVEGAME_E_NONE )
 		{
-			return 0;
-		}
-
-		// Checks the description file to see if corrupted or if it's from a newer savegame
-		if( !LoadGameCheckDescriptionFile( parms ) )
-		{
-			return 0;
-		}
+            // Checks the details file to see if corrupted or if it's from a newer savegame
+            checkDetailsFile = LoadGameCheckDescriptionFile( parms );
+        }
+        
+        // tomgreen66 - remove details file we added via auto_ptr to parms.files in InitLoadFiles above
+        for ( int i = 0; i < parms.files.Num(); ++i )
+        {
+          if ( parms.files[i] == gameDetailsFile.get() )
+          {
+            // details file reference will be deleted by auto_ptr so remove it from list and update file count
+            parms.files.RemoveIndexFast( i );
+          }
+        }
+        
+        // SRS - return if savegame error or description file corrupt or not compatible
+        if( parms.GetError() != SAVEGAME_E_NONE || !checkDetailsFile )
+        {
+            return 0;
+        }
 
 		// Checks to see if loaded map is from a DLC map and if that DLC is active
 		if( !IsDLCAvailable( parms.description.GetMapName() ) )