diff --git a/stepmania/src/StepMania.cpp b/stepmania/src/StepMania.cpp
index 79e522ba0c..b3677e6c3f 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/StepMania.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/StepMania.cpp
@@ -662,8 +662,9 @@ void ChangeCurrentGame( Game g )
 
 void ReadGamePrefsFromDisk( bool bSwitchToLastPlayedGame )
 {
-	if( !GAMESTATE )
-		return;
+	ASSERT( GAMESTATE );
+	ASSERT( ANNOUNCER );
+	ASSERT( THEME );
 
 	CString sGameName = GAMESTATE->GetCurrentGameDef()->m_szName;
 	IniFile ini;