diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/IngameInstance.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/IngameInstance.kt
index 47a2490f0..75c8d8874 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/IngameInstance.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/IngameInstance.kt
@@ -368,17 +368,20 @@ open class IngameInstance(val batch: SpriteBatch) : Screen {
     fun makeSavegameBackupCopy() {
         try {
             // do not overwrite clean .2 with dirty .1
-            val file2 = File(App.defaultSaveDir, INGAME.savegameNickname+".2")
-            val file1 = File(App.defaultSaveDir, INGAME.savegameNickname+".1")
-
+            val file2 = File(App.defaultSaveDir, INGAME.savegameNickname+".3")
+            val file1 = File(App.defaultSaveDir, INGAME.savegameNickname+".2")
             val flags2 = FileInputStream(file2).let { it.skip(49L); val r = it.read(); it.close(); r }
             val flags1 = FileInputStream(file1).let { it.skip(49L); val r = it.read(); it.close(); r }
-
-            if (!(flags2 == 0 && flags1 != 0) || !file2.exists()) {
-                file1.copyTo(file2, true)
-            }
-        } catch (e: NoSuchFileException) {
-        } catch (e: FileNotFoundException) {}
+            if (!(flags2 == 0 && flags1 != 0) || !file2.exists()) file1.copyTo(file2, true)
+        } catch (e: NoSuchFileException) {} catch (e: FileNotFoundException) {}
+        try {
+            // do not overwrite clean .2 with dirty .1
+            val file2 = File(App.defaultSaveDir, INGAME.savegameNickname+".2")
+            val file1 = File(App.defaultSaveDir, INGAME.savegameNickname+".1")
+            val flags2 = FileInputStream(file2).let { it.skip(49L); val r = it.read(); it.close(); r }
+            val flags1 = FileInputStream(file1).let { it.skip(49L); val r = it.read(); it.close(); r }
+            if (!(flags2 == 0 && flags1 != 0) || !file2.exists()) file1.copyTo(file2, true)
+        } catch (e: NoSuchFileException) {} catch (e: FileNotFoundException) {}
         try {
             File(App.defaultSaveDir, INGAME.savegameNickname).copyTo(
                     File(App.defaultSaveDir, INGAME.savegameNickname+".1"), // don't use .bak as it's used by the savecracker