diff --git a/stepmania/src/BannerCache.cpp b/stepmania/src/BannerCache.cpp
index f6614eef1a..a4d196b359 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/BannerCache.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/BannerCache.cpp
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ void BannerCache::UnloadAllBanners()
 
 BannerCache::BannerCache()
 {
-	BannerData.ReadFile( BANNER_CACHE_INDEX );	// don't care if this fails
+	ReadFromDisk();
 }
 
 BannerCache::~BannerCache()
@@ -176,6 +176,11 @@ BannerCache::~BannerCache()
 	UnloadAllBanners();
 }
 
+void BannerCache::ReadFromDisk()
+{
+	BannerData.ReadFile( BANNER_CACHE_INDEX );	// don't care if this fails
+}
+
 struct BannerTexture: public RageTexture
 {
 	unsigned m_uTexHandle;
diff --git a/stepmania/src/BannerCache.h b/stepmania/src/BannerCache.h
index 9813978493..929660f031 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/BannerCache.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/BannerCache.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ class BannerCache
 public:
 	BannerCache();
 	~BannerCache();
+	void ReadFromDisk();
 
 	RageTextureID LoadCachedBanner( RString BannerPath );
 	void CacheBanner( RString BannerPath );