diff --git a/menus.cpp b/menus.cpp
index 78214bbf..9f1ee6a6 100644
--- a/menus.cpp
+++ b/menus.cpp
@@ -816,7 +816,7 @@ EX void showChangeMode() {
   dialog::addItem(XLAT("highlights & achievements"), 'h');
   dialog::add_action_push(mode_higlights);
   dialog::addItem(XLAT("custom mode manager"), 'm');
-  dialog::add_action_push(show_custom);
+  dialog::add_action([] { scores::load_only(); pushScreen(show_custom); });
   
   dialog::addBack();
   dialog::display();  
@@ -1262,7 +1262,9 @@ int read_menu_args() {
     PHASEFROM(2); launch_dialog(showChangeMode);
     }
   else if(argis("-d:custom")) {
-    PHASEFROM(2); launch_dialog(show_custom);
+    PHASEFROM(3);
+    scores::load_only();
+    launch_dialog(show_custom);
     }
   else if(argis("-d:history")) {
     PHASEFROM(2); launch_dialog(history::history_menu);
diff --git a/scores.cpp b/scores.cpp
index e71b8163..b3af3f85 100644
--- a/scores.cpp
+++ b/scores.cpp
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ void show() {
     };
   }
 
-void load() {
+void load_only() {
   if(scorefile == "") return;
   scores.clear();
   FILE *f = fopen(scorefile.c_str(), "rt");
@@ -368,15 +368,27 @@ void load() {
       }
     }
 
+  fclose(f);
+
+  qty_scores_for.clear();
+  for(auto s: scores::scores) {
+    int modeid = s.box[scores::MODECODE_BOX];
+    qty_scores_for[get_identify(modeid)]++;
+    }
+  }
+
+void load() {
+  load_only();
+
+  saved_modecode = modecode();
   saveBox();
-  score sc; 
+  score sc;
   for(int i=0; i<POSSCORE; i++) sc.box[i] = save.box[i];
   sc.box[POSSCORE] = 0;
   sc.box[MAXBOX-1] = 1; sc.ver = "NOW";
   sc.yasc_message = canmove ? "on the run" : yasc_message;
   scores.push_back(sc);
   
-  fclose(f);
   clearMessages();
   // addMessage(its(isize(scores))+" games have been recorded in "+scorefile);
   pushScreen(show);
@@ -392,10 +404,6 @@ void load() {
 
 EX map<int, int> qty_scores_for;
 
-EX void count_scores() {
-  qty_scores_for.clear();
-  for(auto s: scores::scores) qty_scores_for[scores::MODECODE_BOX]++;
-  }
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/yendor.cpp b/yendor.cpp
index 5ef8a1a6..b74253c3 100644
--- a/yendor.cpp
+++ b/yendor.cpp
@@ -1485,8 +1485,6 @@ EX string mode_to_search;
 EX void list_saved_custom_modes() {
   dialog::start_list(2000, 2000, 'a');
 
-  count_scores();
-
   auto current_mc = modecode();
 
   int unidentified = 0;