diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Script.cpp b/desktop_version/src/Script.cpp
index 79007fc7..0889d447 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Script.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Script.cpp
@@ -1349,6 +1349,7 @@ void scriptclass::run(void)
 			{
 				if (words[1] == "teleporter")
 				{
+					game.gamestate = GAMEMODE; /* to set prevgamestate */
 					game.mapmenuchange(TELEPORTERMODE, false);
 
 					game.useteleporter = false; //good heavens don't actually use it