diff --git a/src/guiengine/engine.cpp b/src/guiengine/engine.cpp
index 475490a66..4c1f3316c 100644
--- a/src/guiengine/engine.cpp
+++ b/src/guiengine/engine.cpp
@@ -1360,6 +1360,12 @@ namespace GUIEngine
     std::vector<irr::video::ITexture*> g_loading_icons;
     core::stringw g_tips_string;
 
+    void clearLoadingTips()
+    {
+        g_tips_string = L"";
+    }
+
+    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
     void renderLoading(bool clearIcons, bool launching, bool update_tips)
     {
 #ifndef SERVER_ONLY
@@ -1418,11 +1424,15 @@ namespace GUIEngine
                            true/* center h */, false /* center v */ );
 
         // Draw a tip during loading
-        core::rect<s32> tipRect(core::position2d<s32>(0, y_from - text_height),
-                                core::dimension2d<s32>(screen_w, text_height));
-        GL32_draw2DRectangle(Skin::getColor("tips_background::neutral"), tipRect);
-        Private::g_font->draw(g_tips_string.c_str(), tipRect, Skin::getColor("brighttext::neutral"),
-                            true /* hcenter */, true /* vcenter */);
+        if (!g_tips_string.empty())
+        {
+            core::rect<s32> tipRect(core::position2d<s32>(0, y_from - text_height),
+                                    core::dimension2d<s32>(screen_w, text_height));
+            GL32_draw2DRectangle(Skin::getColor("tips_background::neutral"), tipRect);
+            Private::g_font->draw(g_tips_string, tipRect,
+                Skin::getColor("brighttext::neutral"),
+                true /* hcenter */, true /* vcenter */);
+        }
 
         const int icon_count = (int)g_loading_icons.size();
         const int icon_size = (int)(std::min(screen_w, screen_h) / 12.0f);
diff --git a/src/guiengine/engine.hpp b/src/guiengine/engine.hpp
index 9ac009cf7..9f4296114 100644
--- a/src/guiengine/engine.hpp
+++ b/src/guiengine/engine.hpp
@@ -231,6 +231,8 @@ namespace GUIEngine
       */
     void render(float dt, bool is_loading = false);
 
+    void clearLoadingTips();
+
     /** \brief renders a "loading" screen */
     void renderLoading(bool clearIcons = true, bool launching = false, bool update_tips = true);
 
diff --git a/src/race/race_manager.cpp b/src/race/race_manager.cpp
index b991bcb3f..7ef3b1575 100644
--- a/src/race/race_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/race/race_manager.cpp
@@ -484,7 +484,8 @@ void RaceManager::startNextRace()
     // sfx_manager->dump();
 
     IrrlichtDevice* device = irr_driver->getDevice();
-    GUIEngine::renderLoading();
+    GUIEngine::clearLoadingTips();
+    GUIEngine::renderLoading(true/*clearIcons*/, false/*launching*/, false/*update_tips*/);
     device->getVideoDriver()->endScene();
     device->getVideoDriver()->beginScene(true, true,
                                          video::SColor(255,100,101,140));
diff --git a/src/states_screens/race_result_gui.cpp b/src/states_screens/race_result_gui.cpp
index 2377c6b46..36d65daeb 100644
--- a/src/states_screens/race_result_gui.cpp
+++ b/src/states_screens/race_result_gui.cpp
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ void RaceResultGUI::init()
     }
 
 #ifndef SERVER_ONLY
-    if (!NetworkConfig::get()->isNetworking())
+    if (!human_win && !NetworkConfig::get()->isNetworking())
     {
         core::stringw tips_string = _("Tip: ");
         tips_string += TipsManager::get()->getTip("race");