diff --git a/src/loading-scene.ts b/src/loading-scene.ts
index c270a443669..2cdc0830c73 100644
--- a/src/loading-scene.ts
+++ b/src/loading-scene.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export class LoadingScene extends SceneBase {
 
     // Load menu images
     this.loadAtlas('bg', 'ui');
-    if (new TimedEventManager().isEventActive()) {
+    if (new TimedEventManager().isEventActive() && new TimedEventManager().activeEventHasBanner()) {
       this.loadImage(new TimedEventManager().getEventBannerFilename(), 'events')
     }
     this.loadImage('command_fight_labels', 'ui');
diff --git a/src/timed-event-manager.ts b/src/timed-event-manager.ts
index 0bcb22378cf..a752882ee52 100644
--- a/src/timed-event-manager.ts
+++ b/src/timed-event-manager.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,19 @@ export class TimedEventManager {
         return false;
     }
 
+    activeEventHasBanner(): boolean {
+        for (const timedEvent of timedEvents) {
+            const eventStart = new Date(timedEvent.startDate);
+            const now = new Date();
+            const eventEnd = new Date(timedEvent.endDate);
+
+            if (eventStart < now && now < eventEnd && timedEvent.bannerFilename) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
     getShinyMultiplier(): number {
         let multiplier = 1;
         for (const timedEvent of timedEvents) {
@@ -51,7 +64,7 @@ export class TimedEventManager {
             const now = new Date();
             const eventEnd = new Date(timedEvent.endDate);
 
-            if (eventStart < now && now < eventEnd) {
+            if (eventStart < now && now < eventEnd && timedEvent.bannerFilename) {
                 return timedEvent.bannerFilename;
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/ui/title-ui-handler.ts b/src/ui/title-ui-handler.ts
index 031f2a67c07..1b4b80ea0d2 100644
--- a/src/ui/title-ui-handler.ts
+++ b/src/ui/title-ui-handler.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ export default class TitleUiHandler extends OptionSelectUiHandler {
   private splashMessageText: Phaser.GameObjects.Text;
 
   private titleStatsTimer: number;
+  private timedEventManager: TimedEventManager = new TimedEventManager();
 
   constructor(scene: BattleScene, mode: Mode = Mode.TITLE) {
     super(scene, mode);
@@ -35,13 +36,12 @@ export default class TitleUiHandler extends OptionSelectUiHandler {
     
     this.titleContainer.add(logo);
     
-    if (new TimedEventManager().isEventActive()) {
+    if (this.timedEventManager.isEventActive() && this.timedEventManager.activeEventHasBanner()) {
       const banner = this.scene.add.image((this.scene.game.canvas.width / 6.5) / 2, (this.scene.game.canvas.height / 4.65) / 2, new TimedEventManager().getEventBannerFilename());
       banner.displayWidth = this.scene.game.canvas.width / 18.33
       banner.displayHeight = banner.displayWidth / 3
       banner.setOrigin(0.315, -0.8);
 
-      
       this.titleContainer.add(banner);
     }