diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Game.cpp b/desktop_version/src/Game.cpp
index c0fc98be..baa0a143 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Game.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Game.cpp
@@ -5937,6 +5937,12 @@ void Game::createmenu( enum Menu::MenuName t, bool samemenu/*= false*/ )
     switch (t)
     {
     case Menu::mainmenu:
+        if (ingame_titlemode)
+        {
+            /* We shouldn't be here! */
+            SDL_assert(0 && "Entering main menu from in-game options!");
+            break;
+        }
 #if !defined(MAKEANDPLAY)
         option("play");
 #endif
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Input.cpp b/desktop_version/src/Input.cpp
index 5696e7a4..ee4c0ba1 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Input.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Input.cpp
@@ -288,6 +288,13 @@ static void startmode(const int mode)
 
 static void handlefadetomode(void)
 {
+    if (game.ingame_titlemode)
+    {
+        /* We shouldn't be here! */
+        SDL_assert(0 && "Loading a mode from in-game options!");
+        return;
+    }
+
     if (fadetomodedelay > 0)
     {
         --fadetomodedelay;