diff --git a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/GUI/GUICallbacks/Menus/WOLGameSetupMenu.cpp b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/GUI/GUICallbacks/Menus/WOLGameSetupMenu.cpp
index 5fa5b071487..c761386ae72 100644
--- a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/GUI/GUICallbacks/Menus/WOLGameSetupMenu.cpp
+++ b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/GUI/GUICallbacks/Menus/WOLGameSetupMenu.cpp
@@ -1851,6 +1851,7 @@ void WOLGameSetupMenuInit( WindowLayout *layout, void *userData )
 			if (buttonBuddy)
 				buttonBuddy->winEnable(FALSE);
 			GameSpyCloseOverlay(GSOVERLAY_BUDDY);
+			GameSpyCloseOverlay(GSOVERLAY_PLAYERINFO);
 
 			*TheNGMPGame = *myGame;
 			TheNGMPGame->startGame(0);
diff --git a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/GUI/GUICallbacks/Menus/WOLQuickMatchMenu.cpp b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/GUI/GUICallbacks/Menus/WOLQuickMatchMenu.cpp
index f005607402d..7fba965580e 100644
--- a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/GUI/GUICallbacks/Menus/WOLQuickMatchMenu.cpp
+++ b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/GUI/GUICallbacks/Menus/WOLQuickMatchMenu.cpp
@@ -1205,6 +1205,7 @@ void WOLQuickMatchMenuInit( WindowLayout *layout, void *userData )
 				if (buttonBuddy)
 					buttonBuddy->winEnable(FALSE);
 				GameSpyCloseOverlay(GSOVERLAY_BUDDY);
+				GameSpyCloseOverlay(GSOVERLAY_PLAYERINFO);
 
 				*TheNGMPGame = *myGame;
 				TheNGMPGame->startGame(0);