diff --git a/source/common/menu/menu.cpp b/source/common/menu/menu.cpp
index 3cb51f927..3b05f6933 100644
--- a/source/common/menu/menu.cpp
+++ b/source/common/menu/menu.cpp
@@ -385,8 +385,6 @@ void M_StartControlPanel (bool makeSound)
 	BackbuttonTime = 0;
 	BackbuttonAlpha = 0;
 	DrawBackground = -1;
-	DMenu::MenuTime = -1;	
-	M_Ticker();	// This needs to be called once here to make sure that the menu actually has ticked before it gets drawn for the first time.
 }
 
 void Menu_Open(int playerid)
@@ -410,6 +408,8 @@ void M_ActivateMenu(DMenu *menu)
 		transition.StartTransition(DMenu::CurrentMenu, menu, MA_Advance);
 	}
 	DMenu::CurrentMenu = menu;
+	DMenu::MenuTime = -1;
+	M_Ticker();	// This needs to be called once here to make sure that the menu actually has ticked before it gets drawn for the first time.
 }
 
 //=============================================================================
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ void M_ActivateMenu(DMenu *menu)
 
 bool M_SetMenu(FName menu, int param, FName caller)
 {
-	if (DrawBackground == -1)
+		if (DrawBackground == -1)
 	{
 		if (menu == NAME_MainMenu) DrawBackground = 1;
 		else DrawBackground = 0;
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/demolition/menudef.txt b/wadsrc/static/demolition/menudef.txt
index aa463a3e1..aeee33bf0 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/demolition/menudef.txt
+++ b/wadsrc/static/demolition/menudef.txt
@@ -84,9 +84,9 @@ LISTMENU "MainMenu"
 		centermenu
 		class "Exhumed.MainMenu"
 		linespacing 22
-		NativeTextItem "3460", "n", "StartGame 1"
+		NativeTextItem "3460", "n", "StartGame", 1
 		NativeTextItem "3461", "l", "LoadGameMenu"
-		NativeTextItem "3462", "m", "StartGame 3"
+		NativeTextItem "3462", "m", "StartGame", 3
 		NativeTextItem "3463", "v", "OptionsMenu"
 		NativeTextItem "3464", "q", "QuitMenu"
 	}
@@ -171,9 +171,9 @@ LISTMENU "IngameMenu"
 		centermenu
 		class "Exhumed.MainMenu"
 		linespacing 22
-		NativeTextItem "3460", "n", "StartGame 1"
+		NativeTextItem "3460", "n", "StartGame", 1
 		NativeTextItem "3461", "l", "LoadGameMenu"
-		NativeTextItem "3462", "m", "StartGame 3"
+		NativeTextItem "3462", "m", "StartGame", 3
 		NativeTextItem "3463", "v", "OptionsMenu"
 		NativeTextItem "3464", "q", "QuitMenu"
 	}