diff --git a/stepmania/src/ModeChoice.cpp b/stepmania/src/ModeChoice.cpp
index 59a2fa4ffb..3f1f6dca5e 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ModeChoice.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ModeChoice.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ void ModeChoice::Init()
 	m_sScreen = "";
 	m_pSteps = NULL;
 	m_pCharacter = NULL;
+	m_CourseDifficulty = COURSE_DIFFICULTY_INVALID;
 }
 
 bool CompareSongOptions( const SongOptions &so1, const SongOptions &so2 );