diff --git a/SConstruct b/SConstruct
index ea661181..1b4de2da 100644
--- a/SConstruct
+++ b/SConstruct
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ opts.AddVariables(
   BoolVariable('NEWPPU',    'Enable new PPU core', 1),
   BoolVariable('CREATE_AVI', 'Enable avi creation support (SDL only)', 0),
   BoolVariable('LOGO', 'Enable a logoscreen when creating avis (SDL only)', '1'),
-  BoolVariable('GTK', 'Enable GTK2 GUI (SDL only)', 1),
-  BoolVariable('GTK_LITE', 'Enable GTK2 for dialogs only', 0)
+  BoolVariable('GTK', 'Enable GTK2 GUI (SDL only)', 0),
+  BoolVariable('GTK_LITE', 'Enable GTK2 for dialogs only', 1)
 )
 
 env = Environment(options = opts)
diff --git a/src/drivers/sdl/gui.cpp b/src/drivers/sdl/gui.cpp
index 9a9f9c26..04a39add 100644
--- a/src/drivers/sdl/gui.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/sdl/gui.cpp
@@ -963,20 +963,19 @@ void loadGame ()
 		char* filename;
 		
 		filename = gtk_file_chooser_get_filename (GTK_FILE_CHOOSER (fileChooser));
-		LoadGame(filename);
+		if(LoadGame(filename) == 0)
+		{
+			gtk_widget_destroy (fileChooser);
+			GtkWidget* d;
+			d = gtk_message_dialog_new(GTK_WINDOW(MainWindow), GTK_DIALOG_MODAL, GTK_MESSAGE_ERROR, GTK_BUTTONS_OK, 
+				"Could not open the selected ROM file.");
+			gtk_dialog_run(GTK_DIALOG(d));
+			gtk_widget_destroy(d);
+		}
 		g_free(filename);
 	}
-	gtk_widget_destroy (fileChooser);
-	
-	#ifdef _S9XLUA_H
-	std::string s;
-	g_config->getOption("SDL.LuaRC", &s);
-	if (!s.empty())
-	{
-		FCEU_LoadLuaCode(s.c_str());
-	}
-#endif
-
+	else
+		gtk_widget_destroy (fileChooser);
 }
 
 void closeGame() { CloseGame(); }