diff --git a/src/core/Frontend.cpp b/src/core/Frontend.cpp
index 3057ceac..ec4e33ef 100644
--- a/src/core/Frontend.cpp
+++ b/src/core/Frontend.cpp
@@ -3528,9 +3528,15 @@ CMenuManager::InitialiseChangedLanguageSettings()
 {
 	if (m_bFrontEnd_ReloadObrTxtGxt) {
 		m_bFrontEnd_ReloadObrTxtGxt = false;
+#ifdef FIX_BUGS
+		if (gGameState > GS_INIT_ONCE)
+#endif
 		CTimer::Stop();
 		TheText.Unload();
 		TheText.Load();
+#ifdef FIX_BUGS
+		if (gGameState > GS_INIT_ONCE)
+#endif
 		CTimer::Update();
 		CGame::frenchGame = false;
 		CGame::germanGame = false;