diff --git a/source/core/menu/razemenu.cpp b/source/core/menu/razemenu.cpp
index e207135f6..18dc8d8a2 100644
--- a/source/core/menu/razemenu.cpp
+++ b/source/core/menu/razemenu.cpp
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ bool M_SetSpecialMenu(FName& menu, int param)
 
 	case NAME_Startgame:
 	case NAME_StartgameNoSkill:
+		menu = NAME_Startgame;
 		NewGameStartupInfo.Skill = param;
 		if (menu == NAME_StartgameNoSkill) NewGameStartupInfo.Episode = param;
 		if (gi->StartGame(NewGameStartupInfo))
diff --git a/source/exhumed/src/d_menu.cpp b/source/exhumed/src/d_menu.cpp
index c0a271153..d8776bd38 100644
--- a/source/exhumed/src/d_menu.cpp
+++ b/source/exhumed/src/d_menu.cpp
@@ -92,8 +92,8 @@ void GameInterface::QuitToTitle()
 
 bool GameInterface::StartGame(FNewGameStartup& gs)
 {
-	auto map = FindMapByLevelNum(gs.Episode);
-	DeferedStartGame(map, gs.Skill);	// 0 is training, 1 is the regular game - the game does not have skill levels.
+	auto map = FindMapByLevelNum(gs.Skill);	// 0 is training, 1 is the regular game - the game does not have skill levels.
+	DeferedStartGame(map, 1);
 	return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/menudef.txt b/wadsrc/static/menudef.txt
index d5cd76c9b..97f0ae140 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/menudef.txt
+++ b/wadsrc/static/menudef.txt
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ LISTMENU "MainMenu"
 		ExhumedPlasma
 		ExhumedTextItem "$MNU_NEWGAME", "n", "StartGameNoSkill", 1
 		ExhumedTextItem "$MNU_LOADGAME", "l", "LoadGameMenu"
-		ExhumedTextItem "$TXT_EX_MAP00", "m", "StartGameSkill", 0
+		ExhumedTextItem "$TXT_EX_MAP00", "m", "StartGameNoSkill", 0
 		ExhumedTextItem "$MNU_OPTIONS", "v", "OptionsMenu"
 		ExhumedTextItem "$MNU_QUITGAME", "q", "QuitMenu"
 	}
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ LISTMENU "IngameMenu"
 		ExhumedLogo
 		ExhumedTextItem "$MNU_NEWGAME", "n", "StartGameNoSkill", 1
 		ExhumedTextItem "$MNU_LOADGAME", "l", "LoadGameMenu"
-		ExhumedTextItem "$TXT_EX_MAP00", "m", "StartGameSkill", 0
+		ExhumedTextItem "$TXT_EX_MAP00", "m", "StartGameNoSkill", 0
 		ExhumedTextItem "$MNU_OPTIONS", "v", "OptionsMenu"
 		ExhumedTextItem "$MNU_QUITGAME", "q", "QuitMenu"
 	}