diff --git a/source/glest_game/main/intro.cpp b/source/glest_game/main/intro.cpp
index 9b1b6867..75d98437 100644
--- a/source/glest_game/main/intro.cpp
+++ b/source/glest_game/main/intro.cpp
@@ -535,8 +535,8 @@ Intro::~Intro() {
 
 void Intro::update() {
 	if(exitAfterIntroVideo == true) {
-		//mouseUpLeft(0, 0);
-		cleanup();
+		mouseUpLeft(0, 0);
+		//cleanup();
 		return;
 	}
 	timer++;
diff --git a/source/glest_game/menu/main_menu.cpp b/source/glest_game/menu/main_menu.cpp
index f9b0ef34..bf7a880e 100644
--- a/source/glest_game/menu/main_menu.cpp
+++ b/source/glest_game/menu/main_menu.cpp
@@ -96,7 +96,8 @@ void MainMenu::init() {
 	Renderer::getInstance().initMenu(this);
 
 	if(GlobalStaticFlags::getIsNonGraphicalModeEnabled() == false &&
-			Shared::Graphics::VideoPlayer::hasBackEndVideoPlayer() == true) {
+		Shared::Graphics::VideoPlayer::hasBackEndVideoPlayer() == true &&
+		CoreData::getInstance().hasMainMenuVideoFilename() == true) {
 		string introVideoFile = CoreData::getInstance().getMainMenuVideoFilename();
 		if(introVideoFile != "" && fileExists(introVideoFile)) {
 			Context *c= GraphicsInterface::getInstance().getCurrentContext();
@@ -159,11 +160,11 @@ void MainMenu::render() {
 
 //syncronus update
 void MainMenu::update(){
-	if(menuBackgroundVideo != NULL) {
+	if(menuBackgroundVideo == NULL) {
 		Renderer::getInstance().updateParticleManager(rsMenu);
 	}
 	mouse2dAnim= (mouse2dAnim +1) % Renderer::maxMouse2dAnim;
-	if(menuBackgroundVideo != NULL) {
+	if(menuBackgroundVideo == NULL) {
 		menuBackground.update();
 	}
 	state->update();