diff --git a/desmume/src/MMU.cpp b/desmume/src/MMU.cpp
index f3ce67408..e8b96067e 100644
--- a/desmume/src/MMU.cpp
+++ b/desmume/src/MMU.cpp
@@ -971,7 +971,11 @@ void MMU_Reset()
 	MMU.dscard[ARMCPU_ARM7].transfer_count = 0;
 	MMU.dscard[ARMCPU_ARM7].mode = CardMode_Normal;
 
+	//HACK!!!
+	//until we improve all our session tracking stuff, we need to save the backup memory filename
+	std::string bleh = MMU_new.backupDevice.filename;
 	new(&MMU_new) MMU_struct_new;
+	MMU_new.backupDevice.filename = bleh;
 
 	MMU_timing.arm7codeFetch.Reset();
 	MMU_timing.arm7dataFetch.Reset();
diff --git a/desmume/src/NDSSystem.cpp b/desmume/src/NDSSystem.cpp
index f30c4826a..b3c7a1c9f 100644
--- a/desmume/src/NDSSystem.cpp
+++ b/desmume/src/NDSSystem.cpp
@@ -2397,7 +2397,6 @@ void NDS_Reset()
 	}
 
 	MMU_Reset();
-	MMU_new.backupDevice.reset();
 
 	//ARM7 BIOS IRQ HANDLER
 	if(CommonSettings.UseExtBIOS == true)
diff --git a/desmume/src/mc.cpp b/desmume/src/mc.cpp
index d3aa92169..d82fb680d 100644
--- a/desmume/src/mc.cpp
+++ b/desmume/src/mc.cpp
@@ -263,6 +263,8 @@ bool BackupDevice::load_state(EMUFILE* is)
 
 BackupDevice::BackupDevice()
 {
+	isMovieMode = false;
+	reset();
 }
 
 //due to unfortunate shortcomings in the emulator architecture, 
diff --git a/desmume/src/mc.h b/desmume/src/mc.h
index 1675ee4e2..01a2b754e 100644
--- a/desmume/src/mc.h
+++ b/desmume/src/mc.h
@@ -112,6 +112,9 @@ public:
 	//way too much if we flush whenever we read.
 	void lazy_flush();
 
+public: //SHOULD BE PRIVATE!!!!!!!!
+	std::string filename;
+
 private:
 	bool write_enable;	//is write enabled?
 	u32 com;	//persistent command actually handled
@@ -119,7 +122,6 @@ private:
 	u32 addr;
 	bool isMovieMode;
 
-	std::string filename;
 	std::vector<u8> data;
 	std::vector<u8> data_autodetect;
 	enum STATE {