diff --git a/parts/data.lua b/parts/data.lua
index ad76daf1..eb4d014f 100644
--- a/parts/data.lua
+++ b/parts/data.lua
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ do--function DATA.saveRecording()
 				JSON.encode(getModList()).."\n"..
 				DATA.dumpRecording(GAME.rep)
 
-			love.filesystem.write(fileName,fileHead.."\n"..loveCompress('string','zlib',fileBody))
+			love.filesystem.write(fileName,fileHead..loveCompress('string','zlib',fileBody))
 			ins(REPLAY,fileName)
 			FILE.save(REPLAY,'conf/replay')
 			return true
diff --git a/parts/scenes/replays.lua b/parts/scenes/replays.lua
index 0faf0013..54b1fcf2 100644
--- a/parts/scenes/replays.lua
+++ b/parts/scenes/replays.lua
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ function scene.sceneInit()
 			while true do
 				local b,len=file:read(1)
 				if len==0 then
-					file:close()
 					repList[i]={
 						fileName=REPLAY[i],
 						available=false,
@@ -101,11 +100,11 @@ function scene.sceneInit()
 							player=metadata[4],
 							data=file:read(),
 						}
-						file:close()
 						break
 					end
 				end
 			end
+			file:close()
 		else
 			repList[i]={
 				fileName=REPLAY[i],