diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenGameplay.cpp b/stepmania/src/ScreenGameplay.cpp
index 35c6dfac2b..a13b1f3488 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenGameplay.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenGameplay.cpp
@@ -474,8 +474,6 @@ ScreenGameplay::ScreenGameplay()
 		for( int i=0; i<30; i++ )
 			this->SendScreenMessage( ScreenMessage(SM_User+i), i/2.0f );	// Send messages to we can get the introduction rolling
 	}
-
-	Update(0);
 }
 
 ScreenGameplay::~ScreenGameplay()
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenManager.cpp b/stepmania/src/ScreenManager.cpp
index 0c9e381f93..633b552489 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenManager.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenManager.cpp
@@ -232,7 +232,12 @@ Screen* ScreenManager::MakeNewScreen( CString sClassName )
 	else
 		RageException::Throw( "Invalid Screen class name '%s'", sClassName.GetString() );
 
-	/* That probably took a little while.  Let's reset stats.  This prevents us
+	/* Give a null update to the new screen.  This bumps everything into its
+	 * initial tween state, if any, so we don't show stuff at an incorrect
+	 * position for a frame. */
+	ret->Update(0);
+
+	/* Loading probably took a little while.  Let's reset stats.  This prevents us
 	 * from displaying an unnaturally low FPS value, and the next FPS value we
 	 * display will be accurate, which makes skips in the initial tween-ins more
 	 * apparent. */