diff --git a/src/menus/play-local-race-time-attack.c b/src/menus/play-local-race-time-attack.c
index 2e478eac6..880b764af 100644
--- a/src/menus/play-local-race-time-attack.c
+++ b/src/menus/play-local-race-time-attack.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include "../s_sound.h" // S_StartSound
 #include "../z_zone.h" // Z_StrDup/Z_Free
 #include "../m_cond.h"
+#include "../console.h" // CON_ToggleOff
 
 struct timeattackmenu_s timeattackmenu;
 
@@ -616,6 +617,9 @@ void M_StartTimeAttack(INT32 choice)
 		modeprefix = "spb-";
 	}
 
+	// DON'T SOFTLOCK
+	CON_ToggleOff();
+
 	// Still need to reset devmode
 	cht_debug = 0;