diff --git a/stepmania/src/arch/Dialog/DialogDriver_Win32.cpp b/stepmania/src/arch/Dialog/DialogDriver_Win32.cpp
index 08835e4a63..30ed188a78 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/arch/Dialog/DialogDriver_Win32.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/arch/Dialog/DialogDriver_Win32.cpp
@@ -156,7 +156,9 @@ Dialog::Result DialogDriver_Win32::AbortRetryIgnore( CString sMessage, CString I
 	SDL_PumpEvents();
 #endif
 
-	switch( MessageBox(GraphicsWindow::GetHwnd(), sMessage, WINDOW_TITLE.GetValue(), MB_ABORTRETRYIGNORE|MB_DEFBUTTON3 ) )
+	CString sWindowTitle = WINDOW_TITLE.IsLoaded() ? WINDOW_TITLE.GetValue() : "";
+
+	switch( MessageBox(GraphicsWindow::GetHwnd(), sMessage, sWindowTitle, MB_ABORTRETRYIGNORE|MB_DEFBUTTON3 ) )
 	{
 	case IDABORT:	return Dialog::abort;
 	case IDRETRY:	return Dialog::retry;
@@ -171,7 +173,9 @@ Dialog::Result DialogDriver_Win32::AbortRetry( CString sMessage, CString ID )
 	SDL_PumpEvents();
 #endif
 
-	switch( MessageBox(GraphicsWindow::GetHwnd(), sMessage, WINDOW_TITLE.GetValue(), MB_RETRYCANCEL ) )
+	CString sWindowTitle = WINDOW_TITLE.IsLoaded() ? WINDOW_TITLE.GetValue() : "";
+
+	switch( MessageBox(GraphicsWindow::GetHwnd(), sMessage, sWindowTitle, MB_RETRYCANCEL ) )
 	{
 	case IDRETRY:	return Dialog::retry;
 	default:	ASSERT(0);