diff --git a/bindings/rustboyadvance-jni/src/emulator.rs b/bindings/rustboyadvance-jni/src/emulator.rs
index 5a231e4..efcb877 100644
--- a/bindings/rustboyadvance-jni/src/emulator.rs
+++ b/bindings/rustboyadvance-jni/src/emulator.rs
@@ -224,14 +224,24 @@ impl EmulatorContext {
 
     pub fn native_open_saved_state(
         env: &JNIEnv,
-        state: jbyteArray,
+        bios: jbyteArray,
+        rom: jbyteArray,
+        savestate: jbyteArray,
         renderer_obj: JObject,
         audio_player: JObject,
         keypad_obj: JObject,
     ) -> Result<EmulatorContext, String> {
-        let state = env
-            .convert_byte_array(state)
-            .map_err(|e| format!("could not get state buffer, error {}", e))?;
+        let bios = env
+            .convert_byte_array(savestate)
+            .map_err(|e| format!("could not get bios buffer, error {}", e))?
+            .into_boxed_slice();
+        let rom = env
+            .convert_byte_array(savestate)
+            .map_err(|e| format!("could not get rom buffer, error {}", e))?
+            .into_boxed_slice();
+        let savestate = env
+            .convert_byte_array(savestate)
+            .map_err(|e| format!("could not get savestate buffer, error {}", e))?;
 
         let renderer = Renderer::new(env, renderer_obj)?;
 
@@ -240,13 +250,13 @@ impl EmulatorContext {
             audio_producer: None,
             key_state: 0xffff,
         }));
-        let gba =
-            GameBoyAdvance::from_saved_state(&state, hw.clone(), hw.clone()).map_err(|e| {
-                format!(
-                    "failed to create GameBoyAdvance from saved state, error {:?}",
-                    e
-                )
-            })?;
+        let gba = GameBoyAdvance::from_saved_state(&savestate, bios, rom, hw.clone(), hw.clone())
+            .map_err(|e| {
+            format!(
+                "failed to create GameBoyAdvance from saved savestate, error {:?}",
+                e
+            )
+        })?;
 
         let keypad = Keypad::new(env, keypad_obj);
 
diff --git a/bindings/rustboyadvance-jni/src/lib.rs b/bindings/rustboyadvance-jni/src/lib.rs
index 9c7ef52..9a8a955 100644
--- a/bindings/rustboyadvance-jni/src/lib.rs
+++ b/bindings/rustboyadvance-jni/src/lib.rs
@@ -106,14 +106,18 @@ pub mod bindings {
     pub unsafe extern "C" fn Java_com_mrmichel_rustboyadvance_EmulatorBindings_openSavedState(
         env: JNIEnv,
         _obj: JClass,
-        state: jbyteArray,
+        bios: jbyteArray,
+        rom: jbyteArray,
+        savestate: jbyteArray,
         renderer_obj: JObject,
         audio_player_obj: JObject,
         keypad_obj: JObject,
     ) -> jlong {
         match EmulatorContext::native_open_saved_state(
             &env,
-            state,
+            bios,
+            rom,
+            savestate,
             renderer_obj,
             audio_player_obj,
             keypad_obj,
@@ -287,7 +291,6 @@ pub mod bindings {
         _obj: JClass,
         ctx: jlong,
     ) {
-        let ctx = cast_ctx(ctx);
-        info!("CPU LOG: {:#x?}", ctx.gba.cpu);
+        info!("unimplemented")
     }
 }
diff --git a/platform/android/.idea/gradle.xml b/platform/android/.idea/gradle.xml
index 2a80f60..78708b3 100644
--- a/platform/android/.idea/gradle.xml
+++ b/platform/android/.idea/gradle.xml
@@ -1,15 +1,19 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <project version="4">
+  <component name="GradleMigrationSettings" migrationVersion="1" />
   <component name="GradleSettings">
     <option name="linkedExternalProjectsSettings">
       <GradleProjectSettings>
-        <compositeConfiguration>
-          <compositeBuild compositeDefinitionSource="SCRIPT" />
-        </compositeConfiguration>
+        <option name="testRunner" value="PLATFORM" />
         <option name="distributionType" value="DEFAULT_WRAPPED" />
         <option name="externalProjectPath" value="$PROJECT_DIR$" />
+        <option name="modules">
+          <set>
+            <option value="$PROJECT_DIR$" />
+            <option value="$PROJECT_DIR$/app" />
+          </set>
+        </option>
         <option name="resolveModulePerSourceSet" value="false" />
-        <option name="testRunner" value="PLATFORM" />
       </GradleProjectSettings>
     </option>
   </component>
diff --git a/platform/android/app/src/main/java/com/mrmichel/rustboyadvance/EmulatorBindings.java b/platform/android/app/src/main/java/com/mrmichel/rustboyadvance/EmulatorBindings.java
index ff36eb7..a447503 100644
--- a/platform/android/app/src/main/java/com/mrmichel/rustboyadvance/EmulatorBindings.java
+++ b/platform/android/app/src/main/java/com/mrmichel/rustboyadvance/EmulatorBindings.java
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ public class EmulatorBindings {
     /**
      * Open a new emulator context from a saved state buffer
      *
+     * @param bios        bytearray of the GBA bios
+     * @param rom         bytearray of the rom to run
      * @param savedState  saved state buffer
      * @param renderer    renderer instance
      * @param audioPlayer audio player instance
@@ -34,7 +36,7 @@ public class EmulatorBindings {
      * @return
      * @throws NativeBindingException
      */
-    public static native long openSavedState(byte[] savedState, IFrameRenderer renderer, IAudioPlayer audioPlayer, Keypad keypad) throws NativeBindingException;
+    public static native long openSavedState(byte[] bios, byte[] rom, byte[] savedState, IFrameRenderer renderer, IAudioPlayer audioPlayer, Keypad keypad) throws NativeBindingException;
 
     /**
      * Destroys the emulator instance
diff --git a/platform/android/app/src/main/java/com/mrmichel/rustdroid_emu/core/Emulator.java b/platform/android/app/src/main/java/com/mrmichel/rustdroid_emu/core/Emulator.java
index c670dfb..e169f1d 100644
--- a/platform/android/app/src/main/java/com/mrmichel/rustdroid_emu/core/Emulator.java
+++ b/platform/android/app/src/main/java/com/mrmichel/rustdroid_emu/core/Emulator.java
@@ -65,11 +65,11 @@ public class Emulator {
         return EmulatorBindings.saveState(this.ctx);
     }
 
-    public synchronized void loadState(byte[] state) throws EmulatorBindings.NativeBindingException {
+    public synchronized void loadState(byte[] state) throws EmulatorBindings.NativeBindingException, EmulatorException {
         if (ctx != -1) {
             EmulatorBindings.loadState(this.ctx, state);
         } else {
-            openSavedState(state);
+            throw new EmulatorException("Call open() first");
         }
     }
 
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ public class Emulator {
         this.ctx = EmulatorBindings.openEmulator(bios, rom, this.frameRenderer, this.audioPlayer, this.keypad, saveName, skipBios);
     }
 
-    public synchronized void openSavedState(byte[] savedState) throws EmulatorBindings.NativeBindingException {
-        this.ctx = EmulatorBindings.openSavedState(savedState, this.frameRenderer, this.audioPlayer, this.keypad);
+    public synchronized void openSavedState(byte[] bios, byte[] rom, byte[] savedState) throws EmulatorBindings.NativeBindingException {
+        this.ctx = EmulatorBindings.openSavedState(bios, rom, savedState, this.frameRenderer, this.audioPlayer, this.keypad);
     }
 
     public synchronized void close() {
diff --git a/platform/android/app/src/main/java/com/mrmichel/rustdroid_emu/ui/EmulatorActivity.java b/platform/android/app/src/main/java/com/mrmichel/rustdroid_emu/ui/EmulatorActivity.java
index 09cb024..ad15267 100644
--- a/platform/android/app/src/main/java/com/mrmichel/rustdroid_emu/ui/EmulatorActivity.java
+++ b/platform/android/app/src/main/java/com/mrmichel/rustdroid_emu/ui/EmulatorActivity.java
@@ -289,6 +289,7 @@ public class EmulatorActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements View.OnClickL
             fis.close();
 
             outState.putString("saveFile", saveFile.getPath());
+            outState.putInt("romId", this.romMetadata.getId());
 
             outState.putBoolean("turbo", false);
 
@@ -334,6 +335,7 @@ public class EmulatorActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements View.OnClickL
 
         if (null != savedInstanceState && (saveFilePath = savedInstanceState.getString("saveFile")) != null) {
             final EmulatorActivity thisActivity = this;
+            int romId = getIntent().getIntExtra("romId", -1);
 
             // busy wait until surface view is ready
             try {
@@ -353,7 +355,18 @@ public class EmulatorActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements View.OnClickL
                 saveFile.delete();
 
                 byte[] savedState = outputStream.toByteArray();
-                emulator.openSavedState(savedState);
+                RomManager romManager = RomManager.getInstance(this);
+                romManager.updateLastPlayed(romId);
+                this.romMetadata = romManager.getRomMetadata(romId);
+
+                byte[] romData;
+                try {
+                    romData = Util.readFile(romMetadata.getRomFile());
+                } catch (Exception e) {
+                    Util.showAlertDialogAndExit(this, e);
+                    return;
+                }
+                emulator.openSavedState(this.bios, romData, savedState);
 
                 createThreads();