diff --git a/desktop_version/src/FileSystemUtils.cpp b/desktop_version/src/FileSystemUtils.cpp
index b114cb86..a06d868a 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/FileSystemUtils.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/FileSystemUtils.cpp
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ bool FILESYSTEM_isMounted(const char* filename)
 	return PHYSFS_getMountPoint(filename) != NULL;
 }
 
-static bool FILESYSTEM_exists(const char *fname)
+bool FILESYSTEM_exists(const char *fname)
 {
 	return PHYSFS_exists(fname);
 }
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/FileSystemUtils.h b/desktop_version/src/FileSystemUtils.h
index c0269ce1..81d2d300 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/FileSystemUtils.h
+++ b/desktop_version/src/FileSystemUtils.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ char *FILESYSTEM_getUserLevelDirectory(void);
 
 bool FILESYSTEM_isFile(const char* filename);
 bool FILESYSTEM_isMounted(const char* filename);
+bool FILESYSTEM_exists(const char *filename);
 
 void FILESYSTEM_loadZip(const char* filename);
 bool FILESYSTEM_mountAssets(const char *path);
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/editor.cpp b/desktop_version/src/editor.cpp
index fbcf20c7..3f9a252a 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/editor.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/editor.cpp
@@ -1770,7 +1770,11 @@ bool editorclass::load(std::string& _path)
     }
     else
     {
-        MAYBE_FAIL(FILESYSTEM_mountAssets(_path.c_str()));
+        /* "Sometimes a level is just a level." */
+        if (!FILESYSTEM_exists(_path.c_str()))
+        {
+            MAYBE_FAIL(FILESYSTEM_mountAssets(_path.c_str()));
+        }
     }
 
     if (!FILESYSTEM_loadTiXml2Document(_path.c_str(), doc))