diff --git a/src/game/mario.c b/src/game/mario.c
index f37702a64..9875ce3dc 100644
--- a/src/game/mario.c
+++ b/src/game/mario.c
@@ -1530,6 +1530,7 @@ void update_mario_inputs(struct MarioState *m) {
     /* End of developer stuff */
 
     if ((m->action == ACT_END_PEACH_CUTSCENE || m->action == ACT_CREDITS_CUTSCENE) && m->controller->buttonPressed & START_BUTTON) {
+        gCurrCreditsEntry = NULL;
         gCurrActStarNum = 0;
         gCurrActNum = 0;
         gChangeLevel = 16;
diff --git a/src/game/mario_actions_cutscene.c b/src/game/mario_actions_cutscene.c
index 718053937..ecbfef33b 100644
--- a/src/game/mario_actions_cutscene.c
+++ b/src/game/mario_actions_cutscene.c
@@ -2807,33 +2807,36 @@ static s32 act_credits_cutscene(struct MarioState *m) {
             m->actionState += 2;
         }
 
-        if (m->playerIndex == 0) {
-            s32 width = m->actionState * 640 / 100;
-            s32 height = m->actionState * 480 / 100;
+        if (gCurrCreditsEntry != NULL) {
+            if (m->playerIndex == 0) {
+                s32 width = m->actionState * 640 / 100;
+                s32 height = m->actionState * 480 / 100;
 
-            sEndCutsceneVp.vp.vscale[0] = 640 - width;
-            sEndCutsceneVp.vp.vscale[1] = 480 - height;
-            sEndCutsceneVp.vp.vtrans[0] = (gCurrCreditsEntry->unk02 & 0x10 ? width : -width) * 56 / 100 + 640;
-            sEndCutsceneVp.vp.vtrans[1] = (gCurrCreditsEntry->unk02 & 0x20 ? height : -height) * 66 / 100 + 480;
+                sEndCutsceneVp.vp.vscale[0] = 640 - width;
+                sEndCutsceneVp.vp.vscale[1] = 480 - height;
+                sEndCutsceneVp.vp.vtrans[0] = (gCurrCreditsEntry->unk02 & 0x10 ? width : -width) * 56 / 100 + 640;
+                sEndCutsceneVp.vp.vtrans[1] = (gCurrCreditsEntry->unk02 & 0x20 ? height : -height) * 66 / 100 + 480;
 
-            override_viewport_and_clip(&sEndCutsceneVp, 0, 0, 0, 0);
+                override_viewport_and_clip(&sEndCutsceneVp, 0, 0, 0, 0);
+            }
         }
     }
 
-    if (m->actionTimer == TIMER_CREDITS_PROGRESS && m->playerIndex == 0) {
-        reset_cutscene_msg_fade();
+    if (gCurrCreditsEntry != NULL) {
+        if (m->actionTimer == TIMER_CREDITS_PROGRESS && m->playerIndex == 0) {
+            reset_cutscene_msg_fade();
+        }
+
+        if (m->actionTimer >= TIMER_CREDITS_PROGRESS && m->playerIndex == 0) {
+            sDispCreditsEntry = gCurrCreditsEntry;
+        }
+
+        if (m->actionTimer++ == TIMER_CREDITS_WARP && m->playerIndex == 0) {
+            level_trigger_warp(m, WARP_OP_CREDITS_NEXT);
+        }
+
+        m->marioObj->header.gfx.angle[1] += (gCurrCreditsEntry->unk02 & 0xC0) << 8;
     }
-
-    if (m->actionTimer >= TIMER_CREDITS_PROGRESS && m->playerIndex == 0) {
-        sDispCreditsEntry = gCurrCreditsEntry;
-    }
-
-    if (m->actionTimer++ == TIMER_CREDITS_WARP && m->playerIndex == 0) {
-        level_trigger_warp(m, WARP_OP_CREDITS_NEXT);
-    }
-
-    m->marioObj->header.gfx.angle[1] += (gCurrCreditsEntry->unk02 & 0xC0) << 8;
-
     return FALSE;
 }