diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/State.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/State.cpp
index c15dfd665b..313d425f78 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/State.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/State.cpp
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 #include "Core/Movie.h"
 #include "Core/NetPlayClient.h"
 #include "Core/PowerPC/PowerPC.h"
+#include "Core/Slippi/SlippiNetplay.h"
 #include "Core/System.h"
 
 #include "VideoCommon/FrameDumpFFMpeg.h"
@@ -210,6 +211,11 @@ void LoadFromBuffer(std::vector<u8>& buffer)
     return;
   }
 
+  if (IsOnline())
+  {
+    return;
+  }
+
 #ifdef USE_RETRO_ACHIEVEMENTS
   if (AchievementManager::GetInstance().IsHardcoreModeActive())
   {
@@ -847,6 +853,11 @@ void LoadAs(const std::string& filename)
     return;
   }
 
+  if (IsOnline())
+  {
+    return;
+  }
+
 #ifdef USE_RETRO_ACHIEVEMENTS
   if (AchievementManager::GetInstance().IsHardcoreModeActive())
   {