diff --git a/src/neutrino.cpp b/src/neutrino.cpp
index b98cc91f7..871f09e5d 100644
--- a/src/neutrino.cpp
+++ b/src/neutrino.cpp
@@ -1903,13 +1903,13 @@ TIMER_START();
 	}
 
 	// default usermenu titles correspond to gui/user_menue_setup.h:struct usermenu_props_t usermenu
-	if (g_settings.usermenu[0]->title.empty())
+	if (g_settings.usermenu[0]->title.empty() && !g_settings.usermenu[0]->items.empty())
 		g_settings.usermenu[0]->title = g_Locale->getText(LOCALE_USERMENU_TITLE_RED);
-	if (g_settings.usermenu[1]->title.empty())
+	if (g_settings.usermenu[1]->title.empty() && !g_settings.usermenu[1]->items.empty())
 		g_settings.usermenu[1]->title = g_Locale->getText(LOCALE_USERMENU_TITLE_GREEN);
-	if (g_settings.usermenu[2]->title.empty())
+	if (g_settings.usermenu[2]->title.empty() && !g_settings.usermenu[2]->items.empty())
 		g_settings.usermenu[2]->title = g_Locale->getText(LOCALE_USERMENU_TITLE_YELLOW);
-	if (g_settings.usermenu[3]->title.empty())
+	if (g_settings.usermenu[3]->title.empty() && !g_settings.usermenu[3]->items.empty())
 		g_settings.usermenu[3]->title = g_Locale->getText(LOCALE_USERMENU_TITLE_BLUE);
 
 	/* setup GUI */