diff --git a/soh/soh/SaveManager.cpp b/soh/soh/SaveManager.cpp
index 2e2f05f72..19ac67372 100644
--- a/soh/soh/SaveManager.cpp
+++ b/soh/soh/SaveManager.cpp
@@ -1121,25 +1121,22 @@ void SaveManager::LoadFile(int fileNum) {
         switch (saveBlock["version"].get<int>()) {
             case 1:
                 for (auto& block : saveBlock["sections"].items()) {
+                    bool oldVanilla = block.value()["data"].empty() || block.value()["data"].contains("aat0") ||
+                                      block.value()["data"]["entrances"].empty();
                     std::string sectionName = block.key();
                     if (sectionName == "randomizer") {
-                        if (block.value()["data"].empty()) {
-                            deleteRando = true;
-                            continue;
-                        }
                         bool hasStats = saveBlock["sections"].contains("sohStats");
-                        if (block.value()["data"].contains("aat0") || !hasStats) { // Rachael rando data
+                        if (oldVanilla || !hasStats) { // Vanilla "rando" data
                             SohGui::RegisterPopup(
                                 "Loading old file",
                                 "The file in slot " + std::to_string(fileNum + 1) +
-                                    " appears to contain randomizer data, but is a very old format.\n" +
+                                    " appears to contain randomizer data, but is a very old format or is empty.\n" +
                                     "The randomizer data has been removed, and this file will be treated as a vanilla "
-                                    "file.\n" +
+                                    "file.\nIf this was a vanilla file, it still is, and you shouldn't see this "
+                                    "message again.\n" +
                                     "If this was a randomizer file, the file will not work, and should be deleted.");
-                            input.close();
-                            saveMtx.unlock();
-                            SaveFile(fileNum);
-                            return;
+                            deleteRando = true;
+                            continue;
                         }
                         s16 major = saveBlock["sections"]["sohStats"]["data"]["buildVersionMajor"];
                         s16 minor = saveBlock["sections"]["sohStats"]["data"]["buildVersionMinor"];
@@ -1206,6 +1203,7 @@ void SaveManager::LoadFile(int fileNum) {
                 assert(false);
                 break;
         }
+        input.close();
         if (deleteRando) {
             saveBlock["sections"].erase(saveBlock["sections"].find("randomizer"));
             SaveFile(fileNum);