diff --git a/src/f_wipe.c b/src/f_wipe.c
index 9399598f5..ddc719e6d 100644
--- a/src/f_wipe.c
+++ b/src/f_wipe.c
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ void F_WipeStageTitle(void)
 	if ((WipeStageTitle) && G_IsTitleCardAvailable())
 	{
 		ST_runTitleCard();
-		ST_drawWipeTitleCard();
+		ST_drawTitleCard();
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/g_game.c b/src/g_game.c
index df2fbb931..580b3bf0d 100644
--- a/src/g_game.c
+++ b/src/g_game.c
@@ -1310,26 +1310,27 @@ void G_StartTitleCard(void)
 void G_PreLevelTitleCard(void)
 {
 #ifndef NOWIPE
-	tic_t strtime = I_GetTime();
-	tic_t endtime = strtime + (PRELEVELTIME*NEWTICRATERATIO);
-	tic_t nowtime = strtime;
-	tic_t lasttime = strtime;
-	while (nowtime < endtime)
-	{
-		// draw loop
-		while (!((nowtime = I_GetTime()) - lasttime))
-			I_Sleep();
-		lasttime = nowtime;
+    tic_t strtime = I_GetTime();
+    tic_t endtime = strtime + (PRELEVELTIME*NEWTICRATERATIO);
+    tic_t nowtime = strtime;
+    tic_t lasttime = strtime;
+    while (nowtime < endtime)
+    {
+        // draw loop
+        ST_runTitleCard();
+        ST_preLevelTitleCardDrawer();
+        I_FinishUpdate(); 	// page flip or blit buffer
+		NetKeepAlive();		// Prevent timeouts
 
-		ST_runTitleCard();
-		ST_drawTitleCard();
-		I_FinishUpdate(); // page flip or blit buffer
+        if (moviemode)
+            M_SaveFrame();
+        if (takescreenshot) // Only take screenshots after drawing.
+            M_DoScreenShot();
 
-		if (moviemode)
-			M_SaveFrame();
-		if (takescreenshot) // Only take screenshots after drawing.
-			M_DoScreenShot();
-	}
+        while (!((nowtime = I_GetTime()) - lasttime))
+            I_Sleep();
+        lasttime = nowtime;
+    }
 #endif
 }
 
diff --git a/src/st_stuff.c b/src/st_stuff.c
index 493d1b128..ee03a07a4 100644
--- a/src/st_stuff.c
+++ b/src/st_stuff.c
@@ -950,7 +950,7 @@ void ST_drawTitleCard(void)
 
 	// Avoid HOMs while drawing the start of the titlecard
 	if (lt_ticker < TTANIMSTART)
-		V_DrawFill(0, 0, BASEVIDWIDTH, BASEVIDHEIGHT, 31);
+		V_DrawFill(0, 0, BASEVIDWIDTH, BASEVIDHEIGHT, levelfadecol);
 
 	// Background zig-zags
 	V_DrawFixedPatch((chev1x)*FRACUNIT, (chev1y)*FRACUNIT, FRACUNIT, chevtflag, tcchev1, NULL);
@@ -1055,20 +1055,11 @@ void ST_preLevelTitleCardDrawer(void)
 {
 	V_DrawFill(0, 0, BASEVIDWIDTH, BASEVIDHEIGHT, levelfadecol);
 
-	ST_drawWipeTitleCard();
+	ST_drawTitleCard();
 	I_OsPolling();
 	I_UpdateNoBlit();
 }
 
-//
-// Draw the title card while on a wipe.
-// Also used in G_PreLevelTitleCard.
-//
-void ST_drawWipeTitleCard(void)
-{
-	ST_drawTitleCard();
-}
-
 //
 // Draw the status bar overlay, customisable: the user chooses which
 // kind of information to overlay
diff --git a/src/st_stuff.h b/src/st_stuff.h
index cc771c053..a17f72c1f 100644
--- a/src/st_stuff.h
+++ b/src/st_stuff.h
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ void ST_runTitleCard(void);
 void ST_drawTitleCard(void);
 void ST_preDrawTitleCard(void);
 void ST_preLevelTitleCardDrawer(void);
-void ST_drawWipeTitleCard(void);
 
 extern tic_t lt_ticker, lt_lasttic;
 extern tic_t lt_exitticker, lt_endtime;