diff --git a/android/phoenix/src/org/retroarch/browser/MainMenuActivity.java b/android/phoenix/src/org/retroarch/browser/MainMenuActivity.java
index 35fe1c56b9..7025923bd0 100644
--- a/android/phoenix/src/org/retroarch/browser/MainMenuActivity.java
+++ b/android/phoenix/src/org/retroarch/browser/MainMenuActivity.java
@@ -36,13 +36,6 @@ public class MainMenuActivity extends PreferenceActivity {
 	@Override
 	public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
 		super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
-		Intent startedByIntent = getIntent();
-		if (null != startedByIntent.getStringExtra("ROM")
-				&& null != startedByIntent.getStringExtra("LIBRETRO")) {
-			loadRomExternal(startedByIntent.getStringExtra("ROM"),
-					startedByIntent.getStringExtra("LIBRETRO"));
-			return;
-		}
 		instance = this;
 		addPreferencesFromResource(R.xml.prefs);
 		PreferenceManager.setDefaultValues(this, R.xml.prefs, false);
@@ -92,6 +85,18 @@ public class MainMenuActivity extends PreferenceActivity {
 			libretro_name = "No core";
 			setCoreTitle("No core");
 		}
+		Intent startedByIntent = getIntent();
+		if (null != startedByIntent.getStringExtra("ROM")
+				&& null != startedByIntent.getStringExtra("LIBRETRO")) {
+			if (prefs.getInt("loadRomExternal", 0) == 0) {
+				loadRomExternal(startedByIntent.getStringExtra("ROM"),
+						startedByIntent.getStringExtra("LIBRETRO"));
+				prefs.edit().putInt("loadRomExternal", 1).commit();
+			} else{
+				prefs.edit().putInt("loadRomExternal", 0).commit();
+				super.onBackPressed();
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
 	public static MainMenuActivity getInstance() {