diff --git a/src/forge/Gui_QuestOptions.java b/src/forge/Gui_QuestOptions.java
index bc3e1d63772..4c3f876948e 100644
--- a/src/forge/Gui_QuestOptions.java
+++ b/src/forge/Gui_QuestOptions.java
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ public class Gui_QuestOptions extends JFrame {
     void continueQuestButton_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
         //set global variable
         AllZone.QuestData = QuestData.loadData();
+        AllZone.QuestData.setDifficultyIndex();
         dispose();
         new Gui_Quest();
     }
diff --git a/src/forge/QuestData.java b/src/forge/QuestData.java
index 0be2e5a7335..ce3c0463472 100644
--- a/src/forge/QuestData.java
+++ b/src/forge/QuestData.java
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ public class QuestData implements NewConstants {
             data.lost = state.lost;
             data.credits = state.credits;
             data.rankIndex = state.rankIndex;
-            data.difficulty = state.difficulty;           
+            data.difficulty = state.difficulty;
             
             data.mode = state.mode;
             if (data.mode == null)
@@ -738,6 +738,13 @@ public class QuestData implements NewConstants {
     	difficulty = qdPrefs.getDifficulty(i);
     }
     
+	public void setDifficultyIndex() {
+		String[] diffStr = qdPrefs.getDifficulty();
+		for(int i = 0; i < diffStr.length; i++)
+			if (difficulty.equals(diffStr[i]))
+				diffIndex = i;
+	}
+    
     public String[] getDifficutlyChoices() {
         return qdPrefs.getDifficulty();
     }