diff --git a/src/drivers/sdl/gui.cpp b/src/drivers/sdl/gui.cpp
index 3ca7ad45..6e3098c7 100644
--- a/src/drivers/sdl/gui.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/sdl/gui.cpp
@@ -1504,7 +1504,10 @@ void closeGame()
 {
 	GdkColor bg = {0, 0, 0, 0};
 	gtk_widget_modify_bg(evbox, GTK_STATE_NORMAL, &bg);
-	CloseGame();
+	CloseGame(); 
+  // LoadGame() checks for an IP and if it finds one begins a network session
+  // clear the NetworkIP field so this doesn't happen unintentionally
+  g_config->setOption("SDL.NetworkIP", "");
 }
 
 void loadGame ()
diff --git a/src/drivers/sdl/sdl.cpp b/src/drivers/sdl/sdl.cpp
index ba26475c..88ef1077 100644
--- a/src/drivers/sdl/sdl.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/sdl/sdl.cpp
@@ -239,9 +239,6 @@ CloseGame()
 	if(filename.size()) {
 		FCEUI_EndWaveRecord();
 	}
-  // LoadGame() checks for an IP and if it finds one begins a network session
-  // clear the NetworkIP field so this doesn't happen unintentionally
-  g_config->setOption("SDL.NetworkIP", "");
 
 	InputUserActiveFix();
 	return(1);