diff --git a/src/ai/ai_config.cpp b/src/ai/ai_config.cpp
index 9fc94af387..343bf81e32 100644
--- a/src/ai/ai_config.cpp
+++ b/src/ai/ai_config.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 {
 	assert(company < MAX_COMPANIES);
 
-	if (_game_mode == GM_MENU) source = SSS_FORCE_NEWGAME;
+	if (source == SSS_DEFAULT && _game_mode == GM_MENU) source = SSS_FORCE_NEWGAME;
 
 	if (source == SSS_DEFAULT) {
 		Company *c = Company::GetIfValid(company);
diff --git a/src/game/game_config.cpp b/src/game/game_config.cpp
index 0085e6a8e5..231d1a7c4a 100644
--- a/src/game/game_config.cpp
+++ b/src/game/game_config.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 /* static */ GameConfig *GameConfig::GetConfig(ScriptSettingSource source)
 {
-	if (_game_mode == GM_MENU) source = SSS_FORCE_NEWGAME;
+	if (source == SSS_DEFAULT && _game_mode == GM_MENU) source = SSS_FORCE_NEWGAME;
 
 	auto &config = (source == SSS_FORCE_NEWGAME) ? _settings_newgame.script_config.game : _settings_game.script_config.game;
 	if (config == nullptr) config = std::make_unique<GameConfig>();