diff --git a/src/st_stuff.c b/src/st_stuff.c
index 5b208d33..06639d4f 100644
--- a/src/st_stuff.c
+++ b/src/st_stuff.c
@@ -974,8 +974,8 @@ static void ST_drawNiGHTSHUD(void)
 	if (cv_debug & DBG_NIGHTSBASIC)
 		minlink = 0;
 
-	// Cheap hack: don't display when the score is showing or you're exiting a map
-	if ((stplyr->exiting) || (stplyr->texttimer && stplyr->textvar == 4))
+	// Cheap hack: don't display when the score is showing (it popping up for a split second when exiting a map is intentional)
+	if (stplyr->texttimer && stplyr->textvar == 4)
 		minlink = INT32_MAX;
 
 	if (G_IsSpecialStage(gamemap))