diff --git a/core/hw/holly/sb_mem.cpp b/core/hw/holly/sb_mem.cpp
index 97b9da9d6..50604050f 100644
--- a/core/hw/holly/sb_mem.cpp
+++ b/core/hw/holly/sb_mem.cpp
@@ -207,7 +207,9 @@ bool LoadHle(const string& root)
 	if (!nvmem_load(root))
 		WARN_LOG(FLASHROM, "No nvmem loaded\n");
 
-	return reios_init(sys_rom->data, sys_nvmem);
+	reios_reset(sys_rom->data, sys_nvmem);
+
+	return true;
 }
 
 static u32 ReadFlash(u32 addr,u32 sz) { return sys_nvmem->Read(addr,sz); }
diff --git a/core/nullDC.cpp b/core/nullDC.cpp
index ae77c0b0d..33684149e 100755
--- a/core/nullDC.cpp
+++ b/core/nullDC.cpp
@@ -123,7 +123,6 @@ void plugins_Term()
 
 void plugins_Reset(bool hard)
 {
-	reios_reset();
 	libPvr_Reset(hard);
 	libGDR_Reset(hard);
 	libAICA_Reset(hard);
@@ -482,6 +481,7 @@ static void dc_init()
 	}
 
 	mem_Init();
+	reios_init();
 
 	init_done = true;
 }
@@ -520,22 +520,20 @@ void dc_start_game(const char *path)
 	LoadSettings(false);
 	
 	std::string data_path = get_readonly_data_path(DATA_PATH);
-	if ((settings.platform.system == DC_PLATFORM_DREAMCAST && settings.bios.UseReios)
-		|| !LoadRomFiles(data_path))
+	if (settings.platform.system == DC_PLATFORM_DREAMCAST)
 	{
-		if (settings.platform.system == DC_PLATFORM_DREAMCAST)
+		if (settings.bios.UseReios || !LoadRomFiles(data_path))
 		{
 			if (!LoadHle(data_path))
 				throw ReicastException("Failed to initialize HLE BIOS");
 
 			NOTICE_LOG(BOOT, "Did not load BIOS, using reios");
 		}
-		else
-		{
-			throw ReicastException("Cannot find BIOS files in " + data_path);
-		}
 	}
-
+	else
+	{
+		LoadRomFiles(data_path);
+	}
 	if (settings.platform.system == DC_PLATFORM_DREAMCAST)
 	{
 		mcfg_CreateDevices();
diff --git a/core/reios/reios.cpp b/core/reios/reios.cpp
index fb57ceccf..2ab031a94 100644
--- a/core/reios/reios.cpp
+++ b/core/reios/reios.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
 #define SYSINFO_ID_ADDR 0x8C001010
 #define FONT_TABLE_ADDR 0xa0100020
 
-static u8* biosrom;
 static MemChip *flashrom;
 static u32 base_fad = 45150;
 static bool descrambl = false;
@@ -446,7 +445,7 @@ static void reios_setup_state(u32 boot_addr) {
 
 	*/
 
-	//Setup registers to immitate a normal boot
+	//Setup registers to imitate a normal boot
 	r[15] = 0x8d000000;
 
 	gbr = 0x8c000000;
@@ -552,7 +551,7 @@ static void reios_setup_naomi(u32 boot_addr) {
 
 	*/
 
-	//Setup registers to immitate a normal boot
+	//Setup registers to imitate a normal boot
 	r[0] = 0x0c021000;
 	r[1] = 0x0c01f820;
 	r[2] = 0xa0710004;
@@ -686,20 +685,10 @@ static u32 hook_addr(hook_fp* fn) {
 	}
 }
 
-bool reios_init(u8* rom, MemChip* flash) {
-
+bool reios_init()
+{
 	INFO_LOG(REIOS, "reios: Init");
 
-	biosrom = rom;
-	flashrom = flash;
-
-	memset(rom, 0x00, 2048 * 1024);
-	memset(GetMemPtr(0x8C000000, 0), 0, RAM_SIZE);
-
-	u16* rom16 = (u16*)rom;
-
-	rom16[0] = REIOS_OPCODE;
-
 	register_hook(0xA0000000, reios_boot);
 
 	register_hook(0x8C001000, reios_sys_system);
@@ -710,6 +699,20 @@ bool reios_init(u8* rom, MemChip* flash) {
 
 	register_hook(dc_bios_entrypoint_gd2, reios_sys_gd2);
 
+	return true;
+}
+
+void reios_reset(u8* rom, MemChip* flash)
+{
+	flashrom = flash;
+
+	memset(rom, 0x00, BIOS_SIZE);
+	memset(GetMemPtr(0x8C000000, 0), 0, RAM_SIZE);
+
+	u16* rom16 = (u16*)rom;
+
+	rom16[0] = REIOS_OPCODE;
+
 	u8 *pFont = rom + (FONT_TABLE_ADDR % BIOS_SIZE);
 
 	// 288 12 × 24 pixels (36 bytes) characters
@@ -734,11 +737,6 @@ bool reios_init(u8* rom, MemChip* flash) {
 		else
 			INFO_LOG(REIOS, "font.bin: loaded %zd bytes", size);
 	}
-
-	return true;
-}
-
-void reios_reset() {
 }
 
 void reios_term() {
diff --git a/core/reios/reios.h b/core/reios/reios.h
index 58734e241..a206d6cd4 100644
--- a/core/reios/reios.h
+++ b/core/reios/reios.h
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
 #include "types.h"
 #include "hw/flashrom/flashrom.h"
 
-bool reios_init(u8* rom, MemChip *flash);
+bool reios_init();
 
-void reios_reset();
+void reios_reset(u8* rom, MemChip *flash);
 
 void reios_term();