diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenGameplay.cpp b/stepmania/src/ScreenGameplay.cpp
index cc2ee9c041..9b8d90b0ac 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenGameplay.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenGameplay.cpp
@@ -99,7 +99,8 @@ void ScreenGameplay::Init()
 
 	/* Pause MEMCARDMAN.  If a memory card is remove, we don't want to interrupt the
 	 * player by making a noise until the game finishes. */
-	MEMCARDMAN->PauseMountingThread();
+	if( !GAMESTATE->m_bDemonstrationOrJukebox )
+		MEMCARDMAN->PauseMountingThread();
 
 	if( GAMESTATE->m_bDemonstrationOrJukebox )
 		LIGHTSMAN->SetLightsMode( LIGHTSMODE_DEMONSTRATION );
@@ -784,7 +785,8 @@ ScreenGameplay::~ScreenGameplay()
 
 	LOG->Trace( "ScreenGameplay::~ScreenGameplay()" );
 	
-	MEMCARDMAN->UnPauseMountingThread();
+	if( !GAMESTATE->m_bDemonstrationOrJukebox )
+		MEMCARDMAN->UnPauseMountingThread();
 
     FOREACH_PlayerNumber(p)
 	{