diff --git a/src/cheats.rs b/src/cheats.rs
index 0fe876d..d661e90 100644
--- a/src/cheats.rs
+++ b/src/cheats.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ pub struct DecodedCheat {
 pub struct Cheats {
     pub cheats: Vec<Vec<DecodedCheat>>,
     pub boot: bool,
+    pub enabled: bool,
 }
 
 pub fn init(
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ pub fn init(
     }
 
     if !device.cheats.cheats.is_empty() {
+        device.cheats.enabled = true;
         ui::audio::play_cheat_event(&device.ui);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/device.rs b/src/device.rs
index 19c4d2e..371e171 100644
--- a/src/device.rs
+++ b/src/device.rs
@@ -506,6 +506,7 @@ impl Device {
             cheats: cheats::Cheats {
                 cheats: vec![],
                 boot: true,
+                enabled: false,
             },
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/device/vi.rs b/src/device/vi.rs
index a0fad2f..d0f8599 100644
--- a/src/device/vi.rs
+++ b/src/device/vi.rs
@@ -134,7 +134,9 @@ pub fn write_regs(device: &mut device::Device, address: u64, value: u32, mask: u
 }
 
 pub fn vertical_interrupt_event(device: &mut device::Device) {
-    cheats::execute_cheats(device, device.cheats.cheats.clone());
+    if device.cheats.enabled {
+        cheats::execute_cheats(device, device.cheats.cheats.clone());
+    }
     let mut speed_limiter_toggled = ui::video::check_callback(device);
 
     if device.netplay.is_some() {