diff --git a/src/rct2.c b/src/rct2.c
index 931cd18304..f1f20faa33 100644
--- a/src/rct2.c
+++ b/src/rct2.c
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ void rct2_update()
 	// Screens
 	if (RCT2_GLOBAL(RCT2_ADDRESS_RUN_INTRO_TICK_PART, uint8) != 0)
 		intro_update();
-	else if (RCT2_GLOBAL(RCT2_ADDRESS_SCREEN_FLAGS, uint8) & SCREEN_FLAGS_TITLE_DEMO)
+	else if ((RCT2_GLOBAL(RCT2_ADDRESS_SCREEN_FLAGS, uint8) & SCREEN_FLAGS_TITLE_DEMO) && !gOpenRCT2Headless)
 		title_update();
 	else
 		game_update();