diff --git a/source/arm11/open_agb_firm.c b/source/arm11/open_agb_firm.c
index 9220620..3333d21 100644
--- a/source/arm11/open_agb_firm.c
+++ b/source/arm11/open_agb_firm.c
@@ -392,15 +392,17 @@ static Result loadGbaRom(const char *const path, u32 *const romSizeOut)
 			fClose(f);
 
 			// use the gbaatm cheat
-			char gamecode[5];
-			memcpy( gamecode, ROM_LOC+0xac, 4 );
-			gamecode[4] = '\0';
-			debug_printf( "open res:%d\n", acl_open_lib( "gba.acl" ));
-			debug_printf(" select res:%d\n", acl_select_game( gamecode, 0, NULL ));
-			int err = apply_cheat( g_oafConfig.cheatMode, fileSize, g_oafConfig.cheatKeys, CHEAT_INUSE_ADDR, &fileSize );
-			debug_printf("cheat res: %s => %d\n", gamecode, err);
-			acl_close_lib();
-			fini_current_cheat();
+			if( g_oafConfig.cheatMode != CHEAT_MODE_DISABLED )
+			{
+				char gamecode[5];
+				memcpy( gamecode, ROM_LOC+0xac, 4 );
+				gamecode[4] = '\0';
+				acl_open_lib( "gba.acl" );
+				acl_select_game( gamecode, 0, NULL );
+				apply_cheat( g_oafConfig.cheatMode, fileSize, g_oafConfig.cheatKeys, CHEAT_INUSE_ADDR, &fileSize );
+				acl_close_lib();
+				fini_current_cheat();
+			}
 
 			*romSizeOut = fixRomPadding(fileSize);
 		}