1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/crawl-ref/source/acr.cc b/crawl-ref/source/acr.cc
index 348b0a10d1..2c0801e494 100644
--- a/crawl-ref/source/acr.cc
+++ b/crawl-ref/source/acr.cc
@@ -224,6 +224,10 @@ int main( int argc, char *argv[] )
     // now parse the args again, looking for everything else.
     parse_args( argc, argv, false );
 
+    // read the options the player used last time they created a new
+    // character.
+    read_startup_prefs();
+
     if (Options.sc_entries != 0 || !SysEnv.scorefile.empty())
     {
         hiscores_print_all( Options.sc_entries, Options.sc_format );