diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Src/BootManager.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/Src/BootManager.cpp
index 60f718db53..25e3c6396e 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Src/BootManager.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Src/BootManager.cpp
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ bool BootCore(const std::string& _rFilename)
 	if (NetPlay::GetNetPlayPtr())
 	{
 		StartUp.bDSPHLE = g_NetPlaySettings.m_DSPHLE;
+		StartUp.bEnableMemcardSaving = g_NetPlaySettings.m_WriteToMemcard;
 		SConfig::GetInstance().m_EnableJIT = g_NetPlaySettings.m_DSPEnableJIT;
 	}
 
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Src/NetPlay.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/Src/NetPlay.cpp
index 59b6a05538..45d1689abe 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Src/NetPlay.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Src/NetPlay.cpp
@@ -264,11 +264,7 @@ bool NetPlay::StopGame()
 void NetPlay::SetMemcardWriteEnabled(bool enabled)
 {
 	std::lock_guard<std::recursive_mutex> lkg(m_crit.game);
-
-	if (m_is_running)
-	{
-		Core::g_CoreStartupParameter.bEnableMemcardSaving = enabled;
-	}
+	g_NetPlaySettings.m_WriteToMemcard = enabled;
 }
 
 // called from ---CPU--- thread
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Src/NetPlay.h b/Source/Core/Core/Src/NetPlay.h
index 47f8af18b9..222fb680cf 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Src/NetPlay.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Src/NetPlay.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ struct NetSettings
 {
 	bool m_DSPHLE;
 	bool m_DSPEnableJIT;
+	bool m_WriteToMemcard;
 	u8 m_Controllers[4];
 };
 extern NetSettings g_NetPlaySettings;
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ struct Rpt : public std::vector<u8>
 
 typedef std::vector<Rpt>	NetWiimote;
 
-#define NETPLAY_VERSION		"Dolphin NetPlay 2013-07-19"
+#define NETPLAY_VERSION		"Dolphin NetPlay 2013-07-22"
 
 // messages
 enum
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Src/NetPlayClient.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/Src/NetPlayClient.cpp
index f01f2155c6..7163be001a 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Src/NetPlayClient.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Src/NetPlayClient.cpp
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ unsigned int NetPlayClient::OnData(sf::Packet& packet)
 			packet >> m_current_game;
 			packet >> g_NetPlaySettings.m_DSPEnableJIT;
 			packet >> g_NetPlaySettings.m_DSPHLE;
+			packet >> g_NetPlaySettings.m_WriteToMemcard;
 			for (unsigned int i = 0; i < 4; ++i)
 				packet >> g_NetPlaySettings.m_Controllers[i];
 			}
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Src/NetPlayServer.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/Src/NetPlayServer.cpp
index 95d139f4cd..db3a41a398 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Src/NetPlayServer.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Src/NetPlayServer.cpp
@@ -607,6 +607,7 @@ bool NetPlayServer::StartGame(const std::string &path)
 	spac << NetPlay::m_current_game;
 	spac << g_NetPlaySettings.m_DSPEnableJIT;
 	spac << g_NetPlaySettings.m_DSPHLE;
+	spac << g_NetPlaySettings.m_WriteToMemcard;
 	for (unsigned int i = 0; i < 4; ++i)
 		spac << g_NetPlaySettings.m_Controllers[i];