diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Game.cpp b/desktop_version/src/Game.cpp
index e464dd3b..14eb272a 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Game.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Game.cpp
@@ -7313,5 +7313,9 @@ void Game::returntopausemenu()
     graphics.backgrounddrawn = false;
     game.mapheld = true;
     graphics.flipmode = graphics.setflipmode;
+    if (!map.custommode && !graphics.flipmode)
+    {
+        obj.flags[73] = true;
+    }
     game.shouldreturntopausemenu = true;
 }
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Input.cpp b/desktop_version/src/Input.cpp
index f0fc6db0..38936550 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Input.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Input.cpp
@@ -1741,10 +1741,6 @@ void gameinput()
 
                     if (game.activetele && game.readytotele > 20 && !game.intimetrial)
                     {
-                        if(!graphics.flipmode)
-                        {
-                            obj.flags[73] = true; //Flip mode test
-                        }
                         if(int(std::abs(obj.entities[ie].vx))<=1 && int(obj.entities[ie].vy)==0)
                         {
                             //wait! space station 2 debug thingy
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Script.cpp b/desktop_version/src/Script.cpp
index bc392a61..538b983b 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Script.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Script.cpp
@@ -2633,6 +2633,7 @@ void scriptclass::startgamemode( int t )
 
 		//set flipmode
 		if (graphics.setflipmode) graphics.flipmode = true;
+		else obj.flags[73] = true;
 
 		if(obj.entities.empty())
 		{
@@ -2657,6 +2658,7 @@ void scriptclass::startgamemode( int t )
 
 		//set flipmode
 		if (graphics.setflipmode) graphics.flipmode = true;
+		else obj.flags[73] = true;
 
 		if(obj.entities.empty())
 		{
@@ -2680,6 +2682,7 @@ void scriptclass::startgamemode( int t )
 
 		//set flipmode
 		if (graphics.setflipmode) graphics.flipmode = true;
+		else obj.flags[73] = true;
 
 		if(obj.entities.empty())
 		{