diff --git a/source/glest_game/menu/menu_state_connected_game.cpp b/source/glest_game/menu/menu_state_connected_game.cpp
index da88bf2e9..ed8f914a0 100644
--- a/source/glest_game/menu/menu_state_connected_game.cpp
+++ b/source/glest_game/menu/menu_state_connected_game.cpp
@@ -797,16 +797,18 @@ void MenuStateConnectedGame::update() {
 				}
 			}
 
-			if( clientInterface != NULL && clientInterface->isConnected() &&
-				gameSettings != NULL) {
+			if(enableFactionTexturePreview == true) {
+				if( clientInterface != NULL && clientInterface->isConnected() &&
+					gameSettings != NULL) {
 
-				string factionLogo = Game::findFactionLogoFile(gameSettings, NULL,"preview_screen.*");
-				if(factionLogo == "") {
-					factionLogo = Game::findFactionLogoFile(gameSettings, NULL);
-				}
-				if(currentFactionLogo != factionLogo) {
-					currentFactionLogo = factionLogo;
-					loadFactionTexture(currentFactionLogo);
+					string factionLogo = Game::findFactionLogoFile(gameSettings, NULL,"preview_screen.*");
+					if(factionLogo == "") {
+						factionLogo = Game::findFactionLogoFile(gameSettings, NULL);
+					}
+					if(currentFactionLogo != factionLogo) {
+						currentFactionLogo = factionLogo;
+						loadFactionTexture(currentFactionLogo);
+					}
 				}
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/source/glest_game/menu/menu_state_custom_game.cpp b/source/glest_game/menu/menu_state_custom_game.cpp
index c7f956d2d..c2e4b98ab 100644
--- a/source/glest_game/menu/menu_state_custom_game.cpp
+++ b/source/glest_game/menu/menu_state_custom_game.cpp
@@ -1304,13 +1304,15 @@ void MenuStateCustomGame::update() {
 		}
 		soundConnectionCount = currentConnectionCount;
 
-		string factionLogo = Game::findFactionLogoFile(&gameSettings, NULL,"preview_screen.*");
-		if(factionLogo == "") {
-			factionLogo = Game::findFactionLogoFile(&gameSettings, NULL);
-		}
-		if(currentFactionLogo != factionLogo) {
-			currentFactionLogo = factionLogo;
-			loadFactionTexture(currentFactionLogo);
+		if(enableFactionTexturePreview == true) {
+			string factionLogo = Game::findFactionLogoFile(&gameSettings, NULL,"preview_screen.*");
+			if(factionLogo == "") {
+				factionLogo = Game::findFactionLogoFile(&gameSettings, NULL);
+			}
+			if(currentFactionLogo != factionLogo) {
+				currentFactionLogo = factionLogo;
+				loadFactionTexture(currentFactionLogo);
+			}
 		}
 
 		//SystemFlags::OutputDebug(SystemFlags::debugSystem,"In [%s::%s Line %d]\n",__FILE__,__FUNCTION__,__LINE__);