diff --git a/leaderboard.lua b/leaderboard.lua
index cd49c1a..5e13e98 100644
--- a/leaderboard.lua
+++ b/leaderboard.lua
@@ -1480,6 +1480,11 @@ local function think()
 			if rawget(_G, "BrowserController")(p) then
 				drawState = DS_DEFAULT
 			end
+
+			-- prevent intermission while browsing
+			if p.exiting then
+				p.exiting = $ + 1
+			end
 		end
 
 		if p.lives == 0 then