diff --git a/source/gamecart/secure_ntr.c b/source/gamecart/secure_ntr.c
index 82853ff..a0cd624 100644
--- a/source/gamecart/secure_ntr.c
+++ b/source/gamecart/secure_ntr.c
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@ bool NTR_Secure_Init (u8* header, u32 CartID, int iCardDevice)
     u32 cardControl13 = *((vu32*)(void*)&header[0x60]);
     u32 cardControlBF = *((vu32*)(void*)&header[0x64]);
 	u16 readTimeout = *((vu16*)(void*)&header[0x6E]);
+    u32 nds9Offset = *((vu32*)(void*)&header[0x20]);
 	u8 deviceType = header[0x13];
 	int nCardHash = sizeof (iCardHash) / sizeof (iCardHash[0]);
     u32 flagsKey1=NTRCARD_ACTIVATE|NTRCARD_nRESET|(cardControl13&(NTRCARD_WR|NTRCARD_CLK_SLOW))|((cardControlBF&(NTRCARD_CLK_SLOW|NTRCARD_DELAY1(0x1FFF)))+((cardControlBF&NTRCARD_DELAY2(0x3F))>>16));
@@ -320,7 +321,8 @@ bool NTR_Secure_Init (u8* header, u32 CartID, int iCardDevice)
     }
     NTR_CmdSecure (flagsKey1, NULL, 0, cmdData);
 
-    if(!iCardDevice) //CycloDS doesn't like the dsi secure area being decrypted
+    //CycloDS doesn't like the dsi secure area being decrypted
+    if(!iCardDevice && ((nds9Offset != 0x4000) || secureArea[0] || secureArea[1]))
     {
 		NTR_DecryptSecureArea (iGameCode, iCardHash, nCardHash, iKeyCode, secureArea, iCardDevice);
 	}