diff --git a/src/wipeout/main_menu.c b/src/wipeout/main_menu.c
index edb1b1e..b8a4b50 100755
--- a/src/wipeout/main_menu.c
+++ b/src/wipeout/main_menu.c
@@ -515,6 +515,8 @@ static void objects_unpack_imp(Object **dest_array, int len, Object *src) {
 void main_menu_init(void) {
 	g.is_attract_mode = false;
 
+	ships_reset_exhaust_plumes();
+
 	main_menu = mem_bump(sizeof(menu_t));
 
 	background = image_get_texture("wipeout/textures/wipeout1.tim");
diff --git a/src/wipeout/ship.c b/src/wipeout/ship.c
index ff807bf..ab3dede 100644
--- a/src/wipeout/ship.c
+++ b/src/wipeout/ship.c
@@ -143,6 +143,11 @@ void ships_update(void) {
 	}
 }
 
+void ships_reset_exhaust_plumes(void) {
+	for (int i = 0; i < len(g.ships); i++) {
+		ship_reset_exhaust_plume(&g.ships[i]);
+	}
+}
 
 
 void ships_draw(void) {
@@ -389,6 +394,17 @@ void ship_init_exhaust_plume(ship_t *self) {
 	}
 }
 
+void ship_reset_exhaust_plume(ship_t* self)
+{
+	for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+		if (self->exhaust_plume[i].v != NULL) {
+			self->exhaust_plume[i].v->z = self->exhaust_plume[i].initial.z;
+			self->exhaust_plume[i].v->x = self->exhaust_plume[i].initial.x;
+			self->exhaust_plume[i].v->y = self->exhaust_plume[i].initial.y;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 
 void ship_draw(ship_t *self) {
 	object_draw(self->model, &self->mat);
@@ -1001,6 +1017,3 @@ void ship_collide_with_ship(ship_t *self, ship_t *other) {
 	flags_add(self->flags, SHIP_COLL);
 	flags_add(other->flags, SHIP_COLL);
 }
-
-
-
diff --git a/src/wipeout/ship.h b/src/wipeout/ship.h
index 47e4c91..e93d561 100644
--- a/src/wipeout/ship.h
+++ b/src/wipeout/ship.h
@@ -150,9 +150,11 @@ void ships_load(void);
 void ships_init(section_t *section);
 void ships_draw(void);
 void ships_update(void);
+void ships_reset_exhaust_plumes(void);
 
 void ship_init(ship_t *self, section_t *section, int pilot, int position);
 void ship_init_exhaust_plume(ship_t *self);
+void ship_reset_exhaust_plume(ship_t *self);
 void ship_draw(ship_t *self);
 void ship_draw_shadow(ship_t *self);
 void ship_update(ship_t *self);