diff --git a/src/gui/gui_nation_picker.hpp b/src/gui/gui_nation_picker.hpp
index ec8ea84f6..dd0e0d25b 100644
--- a/src/gui/gui_nation_picker.hpp
+++ b/src/gui/gui_nation_picker.hpp
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ class select_save_game : public button_element_base {
 		if(i->is_new_game) {
 			if(!sys::try_read_scenario_as_save_file(state, state.loaded_scenario_file)) {
 				auto msg = std::string("Scenario file ") + simple_fs::native_to_utf8(state.loaded_scenario_file) + " could not be loaded.";
-				ui::popup_error_window(state, "Save Error", msg);
+				ui::popup_error_window(state, "Scenario Error", msg);
 			} else {
 				loaded = true;
 			}
@@ -189,6 +189,14 @@ class select_save_game : public button_element_base {
 			if(!sys::try_read_save_file(state, i->file_name)) {
 				auto msg = std::string("Save file ") + simple_fs::native_to_utf8(i->file_name) + " could not be loaded.";
 				ui::popup_error_window(state, "Save Error", msg);
+				state.save_list_updated.store(true, std::memory_order::release); //update savefile list
+				//try loading save from scenario so we atleast have something to work on
+				if(!sys::try_read_scenario_as_save_file(state, state.loaded_scenario_file)) {
+					auto msg2 = std::string("Scenario file ") + simple_fs::native_to_utf8(state.loaded_scenario_file) + " could not be loaded.";
+					ui::popup_error_window(state, "Scenario Error", msg2);
+				} else {
+					loaded = true;
+				}
 			} else {
 				loaded = true;
 			}