diff --git a/src/emucore/EventHandler.cxx b/src/emucore/EventHandler.cxx
index 4554e1aeb..cf26a716c 100644
--- a/src/emucore/EventHandler.cxx
+++ b/src/emucore/EventHandler.cxx
@@ -1518,7 +1518,9 @@ void EventHandler::handleEvent(Event::Type event, Int32 value, bool repeated)
       return;
 
     case Event::ReloadConsole:
-      if(pressed && !repeated) myOSystem.reloadConsole(true);
+      if(pressed && !repeated && !myOSystem.reloadConsole(true))
+        setState(EventHandlerState::LAUNCHER);
+
       return;
 
     case Event::PreviousMultiCartRom:
diff --git a/src/emucore/OSystem.cxx b/src/emucore/OSystem.cxx
index e7f06314c..b669d2300 100644
--- a/src/emucore/OSystem.cxx
+++ b/src/emucore/OSystem.cxx
@@ -967,6 +967,7 @@ void OSystem::mainLoop()
     const bool wasEmulation = myEventHandler->state() == EventHandlerState::EMULATION;
 
     myEventHandler->poll(TimerManager::getTicks());
+
     if(myQuitLoop) break;  // Exit if the user wants to quit
 
     if (!wasEmulation && myEventHandler->state() == EventHandlerState::EMULATION) {