diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/droiddeck/launcher/SessionActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/droiddeck/launcher/SessionActivity.kt
index ca627ab2a..8d779a090 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/droiddeck/launcher/SessionActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/droiddeck/launcher/SessionActivity.kt
@@ -581,6 +581,9 @@ class SessionActivity : ComponentActivity(), SurfaceHolder.Callback {
             val mode = intent.getStringExtra(SessionService.EXTRA_MODE) ?: SessionService.MODE_STEAM
             SessionState.programArgs = intent.getStringArrayExtra(SessionService.EXTRA_PROGRAM_ARGS)?.toList().orEmpty()
             SessionEvents.begin(this, mode, SessionPaths.label(mode, intent.getStringExtra(SessionService.EXTRA_PROGRAM)))
+            // begin() moves the phase on, so the block below never runs for a new session; reset per-session flags here.
+            SessionState.secondScreenAutoOpened = false
+            SessionState.secondScreenProvisional = false
         }
         if (!SessionState.running && SessionState.phase in setOf(SessionPhase.IDLE, SessionPhase.FAILED)) {
             SessionState.program = intent.getStringExtra(SessionService.EXTRA_PROGRAM)
@@ -588,8 +591,6 @@ class SessionActivity : ComponentActivity(), SurfaceHolder.Callback {
             SessionState.steamUi = intent.getStringExtra(SessionService.EXTRA_STEAM_UI)
             SessionState.steamUrl = intent.getStringExtra(SessionService.EXTRA_STEAM_URL)
             SessionState.steamVr = intent.getBooleanExtra(EXTRA_STEAMVR, false)
-            SessionState.secondScreenAutoOpened = false
-            SessionState.secondScreenProvisional = false
         } else if (intent.getBooleanExtra(EXTRA_STEAMVR, false) && SessionState.mode == SessionService.MODE_STEAM) {
             SessionState.steamVr = true
         }