diff --git a/source/core/mainloop.cpp b/source/core/mainloop.cpp
index fdb88c842..0626b3f72 100644
--- a/source/core/mainloop.cpp
+++ b/source/core/mainloop.cpp
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ static void GameTicker()
 		switch (ga)
 		{
 		case ga_autoloadgame:
+			C_ClearMessages();
 			if (BackupSaveGame.IsNotEmpty() && cl_resumesavegame)
 			{
 				DoLoadGame(BackupSaveGame);
@@ -152,7 +153,6 @@ static void GameTicker()
 				FX_StopAllSounds();
 				FX_SetReverb(0);
 				gi->FreeLevelData();
-				C_ClearMessages();
 				gameaction = ga_level;
 				gi->NewGame(g_nextmap, -1);
 				BackupSaveGame = "";
diff --git a/source/core/statusbar.cpp b/source/core/statusbar.cpp
index 3bd1615ae..bd3645567 100644
--- a/source/core/statusbar.cpp
+++ b/source/core/statusbar.cpp
@@ -878,7 +878,7 @@ void SerializeHud(FSerializer &arc)
 void setLevelStarted(MapRecord *mi)
 {
 	levelTextTime = 85;
-	Printf(TEXTCOLOR_GOLD "%s: %s\n", mi->LabelName(), mi->DisplayName());
+	Printf(PRINT_NONOTIFY, TEXTCOLOR_GOLD "%s: %s\n", mi->LabelName(), mi->DisplayName());
 }
 
 void drawMapTitle()