diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.cs
index 21dff09bae..fbe6691143 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.cs
@@ -3634,10 +3634,10 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 					((OpenAdvanced_OpenRom)ioa).Path = loader.CanonicalFullPath;
 				}
 
-				string loaderName = "*" + OpenAdvancedSerializer.Serialize(ioa);
-
 				if (result)
 				{
+					
+					string loaderName = "*" + OpenAdvancedSerializer.Serialize(ioa);
 					Emulator = loader.LoadedEmulator;
 					Global.Game = loader.Game;
 					CoreFileProvider.SyncCoreCommInputSignals(nextComm);