diff --git a/stepmania/src/StepMania.cpp b/stepmania/src/StepMania.cpp
index ca42e91c81..d64ed90998 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/StepMania.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/StepMania.cpp
@@ -1117,7 +1117,8 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 
 	/* This shouldn't need to be here; if it's taking long enough that this is
 	 * even visible, we should be fixing it, not showing a progress display. */
-	SaveCatalogXml( loading_window );
+	if( !PREFSMAN->m_bFastLoad )
+		SaveCatalogXml( loading_window );
 	
 	NSMAN 		= new NetworkSyncManager( loading_window ); 
 	MESSAGEMAN	= new MessageManager;