diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/NDS/MelonDS.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/NDS/MelonDS.cs
index 048ffb0c40..90433d41cf 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/NDS/MelonDS.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/NDS/MelonDS.cs
@@ -101,13 +101,14 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Consoles.Nintendo.NDS
 			_resampler = new SpeexResampler(SpeexResampler.Quality.QUALITY_DEFAULT, 32768, 44100, 32768, 44100);
 
 			SetUpFiles();
-			if (!Init())
-				throw new Exception("Failed to init NDS.");
-			InitMemoryDomains();
 
 			PutSettings(settings as MelonSettings);
 			PutSyncSettings(syncSettings as MelonSyncSettings);
 
+			if (!Init())
+				throw new Exception("Failed to init NDS.");
+			InitMemoryDomains();
+
 			fixed (byte* f = file)
 			{
 				LoadROM(f, file.Length);