diff --git a/GpApp/HighScores.cpp b/GpApp/HighScores.cpp
index 907cf1f..de0a85c 100644
--- a/GpApp/HighScores.cpp
+++ b/GpApp/HighScores.cpp
@@ -715,6 +715,8 @@ Boolean WriteScoresToDisk (void)
 
 	scoresStream->Close();
 
+	gameDirty = false;
+
 	return (true);
 }
 
diff --git a/GpApp/HouseIO.cpp b/GpApp/HouseIO.cpp
index dd0120b..fd275a0 100644
--- a/GpApp/HouseIO.cpp
+++ b/GpApp/HouseIO.cpp
@@ -614,20 +614,6 @@ Boolean ReadHouse (void)
 		YellowAlert(kYellowUnaccounted, 2);
 		return (false);
 	}
-	
-	if (gameDirty || fileDirty)
-	{
-		if (houseIsReadOnly)
-		{
-			if (!WriteScoresToDisk())
-			{
-				YellowAlert(kYellowFailedWrite, 0);
-				return(false);
-			}
-		}
-		else if (!WriteHouse(false))
-			return(false);
-	}
 
 	byteCount = houseStream->Size();