diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/Version.cpp b/Source/Core/Common/Version.cpp
index 4d7ba7cee8..eb8cb7e28a 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Common/Version.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Common/Version.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,12 @@ namespace Common
 #define SLIPPI_REV_STR "2.1.1"
 
 const std::string scm_slippi_semver_str = SLIPPI_REV_STR;
-const std::string scm_rev_str = "Faster Melee - Slippi (" SLIPPI_REV_STR ")" BUILD_TYPE_STR;
+
+#ifdef IS_PLAYBACK
+const std::string scm_rev_str = "Mainline - Slippi (" SLIPPI_REV_STR ") - Playback" BUILD_TYPE_STR;
+#else
+const std::string scm_rev_str = "Mainline - Slippi (" SLIPPI_REV_STR ")" BUILD_TYPE_STR;
+#endif
 
 const std::string scm_rev_git_str = SCM_REV_STR;
 const std::string scm_desc_str = SCM_DESC_STR;
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/HW/EXI/EXI_DeviceSlippi.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/HW/EXI/EXI_DeviceSlippi.cpp
index 102f29fd77..f1aa544f7d 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/HW/EXI/EXI_DeviceSlippi.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/HW/EXI/EXI_DeviceSlippi.cpp
@@ -117,8 +117,10 @@ CEXISlippi::CEXISlippi()
   localSelections.Reset();
 
   // Update user file and then listen for User
+#ifndef IS_PLAYBACK
   user->UpdateFile();
   user->ListenForLogIn();
+#endif
 
 #ifdef CREATE_DIFF_FILES
   // MnMaAll.usd