diff --git a/src/states_screens/dialogs/message_dialog.cpp b/src/states_screens/dialogs/message_dialog.cpp
index 075774013..15feb9d50 100644
--- a/src/states_screens/dialogs/message_dialog.cpp
+++ b/src/states_screens/dialogs/message_dialog.cpp
@@ -68,25 +68,28 @@ MessageDialog::~MessageDialog()
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 void MessageDialog::doInit(MessageDialogType type,
-                           IConfirmDialogListener* listener, bool own_listener)
+    IConfirmDialogListener* listener, bool own_listener)
 {
     if (StateManager::get()->getGameState() == GUIEngine::GAME)
     {
         World::getWorld()->schedulePause(World::IN_GAME_MENU_PHASE);
     }
 
-
-    loadFromFile("confirm_dialog.stkgui");
-
+    m_type = type;
     m_listener = listener;
     m_own_listener = own_listener;
 
+    loadFromFile("confirm_dialog.stkgui");
+}
+
+void MessageDialog::loadedFromFile()
+{
     LabelWidget* message = getWidget<LabelWidget>("title");
     message->setText( m_msg.c_str(), false );
 
     // If the dialog is a simple 'OK' dialog, then hide the "Yes" button and
     // change "Cancel" to "OK"
-    if (type == MessageDialog::MESSAGE_DIALOG_OK)
+    if (m_type == MessageDialog::MESSAGE_DIALOG_OK)
     {
         ButtonWidget* yesbtn = getWidget<ButtonWidget>("confirm");
         yesbtn->setVisible(false);
@@ -95,13 +98,13 @@ void MessageDialog::doInit(MessageDialogType type,
         cancelbtn->setText(_("OK"));
         cancelbtn->setFocusForPlayer(PLAYER_ID_GAME_MASTER);
     }
-    else if (type == MessageDialog::MESSAGE_DIALOG_YESNO)
+    else if (m_type == MessageDialog::MESSAGE_DIALOG_YESNO)
     {
         ButtonWidget* cancelbtn = getWidget<ButtonWidget>("cancel");
         cancelbtn->setText(_("No"));
 
     }
-    else if (type == MessageDialog::MESSAGE_DIALOG_OK_CANCEL)
+    else if (m_type == MessageDialog::MESSAGE_DIALOG_OK_CANCEL)
     {
         // In case of a OK_CANCEL dialog, change the text from 'Yes' to 'Ok'
         ButtonWidget* yesbtn = getWidget<ButtonWidget>("confirm");
@@ -109,7 +112,6 @@ void MessageDialog::doInit(MessageDialogType type,
     }
 }
 
-
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 void MessageDialog::onEnterPressedInternal()
diff --git a/src/states_screens/dialogs/message_dialog.hpp b/src/states_screens/dialogs/message_dialog.hpp
index 05dfda475..fb39b6d8e 100644
--- a/src/states_screens/dialogs/message_dialog.hpp
+++ b/src/states_screens/dialogs/message_dialog.hpp
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ public:
     enum MessageDialogType { MESSAGE_DIALOG_OK, MESSAGE_DIALOG_CONFIRM,
                              MESSAGE_DIALOG_OK_CANCEL, MESSAGE_DIALOG_YESNO };
     
+    MessageDialogType m_type;
+
 private:
     
     IConfirmDialogListener* m_listener;
@@ -96,6 +98,8 @@ public:
     virtual void load();
 
     GUIEngine::EventPropagation processEvent(const std::string& eventSource);
+
+    virtual void loadedFromFile();
 };