diff --git a/TODO b/TODO
index 9296132..3f48f08 100644
--- a/TODO
+++ b/TODO
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 
+-when no banner file given, try to make a banner automagically?
+ (needs some way to name the options given as keys... maybe another
+ format for the keys that includes a string to be used as the name)
+
 -document the exit (error) codes.
 
 -cursor keys are not restored after watching a game of
diff --git a/dgamelaunch.c b/dgamelaunch.c
index d2ff8d0..d2c3858 100644
--- a/dgamelaunch.c
+++ b/dgamelaunch.c
@@ -455,7 +455,6 @@ loadbanner (char *fname, struct dg_banner *ban)
 	  if (fn_end) {
 	      *fn_end = '\0';
 	      if (strcmp(fname, fn)) {
-		  banner_addline(ban, fn);
 		  loadbanner(fn, ban);
 	      }
 	  }