diff --git a/desktop_version/src/FileSystemUtils.cpp b/desktop_version/src/FileSystemUtils.cpp
index ab516972..cf1bbff7 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/FileSystemUtils.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/FileSystemUtils.cpp
@@ -571,6 +571,8 @@ void FILESYSTEM_loadFileToMemory(
         goto fail;
     }
 
+    /* FIXME: Dumb hack to use `special/stdin.vvvvvv` here...
+     * This is also checked elsewhere... grep for `special/stdin`! */
     if (SDL_strcmp(name, "levels/special/stdin.vvvvvv") == 0)
     {
         // this isn't *technically* necessary when piping directly from a file, but checking for that is annoying
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Game.cpp b/desktop_version/src/Game.cpp
index 54fba70a..d9a9dd9d 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Game.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Game.cpp
@@ -1965,7 +1965,10 @@ void Game::updatestate(void)
         case 1015:
 #if !defined(NO_CUSTOM_LEVELS)
             //Update level stats
-            if(cl.numcrewmates()-crewmates()==0)
+            /* FIXME: Have to add check to not save stats for the dumb hack
+             * `special/stdin.vvvvvv` filename... see elsewhere, grep for
+             * `special/stdin`! */
+            if(cl.numcrewmates()-crewmates()==0 && customlevelfilename != "levels/special/stdin.vvvvvv")
             {
                 //Finished level
                 if (trinkets() >= cl.numtrinkets())