diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/NES/FDS/FDS.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/NES/FDS/FDS.cs
index 8f8f7e91f0..bb1067389a 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/NES/FDS/FDS.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/NES/FDS/FDS.cs
@@ -224,10 +224,13 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Nintendo.NES
 
 		public void ClearSaveRam()
 		{
-			if (currentside != null)
-				throw new Exception("FDS Saveram: Can't clear when a disk is active!");
+			// be careful with this; it can only really be done in frame 0
+			//if (currentside != null)
+			//	throw new Exception("FDS Saveram: Can't clear when a disk is active!");
 			for (int i = 0; i < diskdiffs.Length; i++)
 				diskdiffs[i] = null;
+			if (currentside != null)
+				InsertSide((int)currentside);
 		}
 
 		public override byte[] SaveRam