diff --git a/src/input_common/input_common.cpp b/src/input_common/input_common.cpp
index 2fb898c31..2afe9fe6b 100644
--- a/src/input_common/input_common.cpp
+++ b/src/input_common/input_common.cpp
@@ -26,9 +26,7 @@ static u64 frame_ticks;
 static void InputCallback(u64 userdata, int cycles_late) {
 
     // Call user input plugin Poll()
-    if (g_user_input != nullptr) {
-        g_user_input->Poll();
-    }
+    if (g_user_input != nullptr) g_user_input->Poll();
 
     // Reschedule recurrent event
     CoreTiming::ScheduleEvent(frame_ticks - cycles_late, input_event);
diff --git a/src/input_common/input_common.h b/src/input_common/input_common.h
index 14c588b00..7c690f3eb 100644
--- a/src/input_common/input_common.h
+++ b/src/input_common/input_common.h
@@ -55,6 +55,6 @@ void Init(ControllerBackends backend);
 void Shutdown();
 
 /// InputCommon 'plugin'
-extern std::unique_ptr<ControllerBase> g_user_input;
+extern ControllerBase* g_user_input;
 
 } // namespace
diff --git a/src/input_common/sdl_input/sdl_input.cpp b/src/input_common/sdl_input/sdl_input.cpp
index c0e9c2147..1b18ce0ad 100644
--- a/src/input_common/sdl_input/sdl_input.cpp
+++ b/src/input_common/sdl_input/sdl_input.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 namespace InputCommon {
 
 SDLController::SDLController() {
-    device_name = "SDL2::NONE";
+    device_name = "SDL2::";
     jpad = nullptr;
     index = 0;
 
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ bool SDLController::Init() {
 
     // Attempt to initialize SDL with joystick only
     if (SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_JOYSTICK) != 0) {
+        Shutdown();
         return false;
     }
 
@@ -37,10 +38,12 @@ bool SDLController::Init() {
     jpad = SDL_JoystickOpen(index);
 
     if (jpad == nullptr) {
+        Shutdown();
         return false;
     }
 
-    device_name = SDL_JoystickNameForIndex(index);
+    std::string index_name = SDL_JoystickNameForIndex(index);
+    device_name += index_name;
 
     // If joystick successfully opened, load up keymap from input configuration
     // TODO - Make it NOT hardcoded
@@ -57,9 +60,8 @@ void SDLController::DiscoverDevices() {}
 
 void SDLController::Shutdown() {
     // Attempt to close joystick with SDL
-    if (jpad != nullptr) {
-        SDL_JoystickClose(jpad);
-    }
+    if (jpad != nullptr) SDL_JoystickClose(jpad);
+    SDL_Quit();
 }
 
 void SDLController::Poll() {
@@ -233,4 +235,4 @@ bool SDLController::CheckDeadZone(int range) const {
     return false;
 }
 
-}// namespace
+} // namespace