diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Sega/gpgx/GPGX.IEmulator.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Sega/gpgx/GPGX.IEmulator.cs
index 41880b875c..5287dc059e 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Sega/gpgx/GPGX.IEmulator.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Sega/gpgx/GPGX.IEmulator.cs
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Consoles.Sega.gpgx
 			if (Controller["Power"])
 				Core.gpgx_reset(true);
 
-			// do we really have to get each time?  nothing has changed
-			if (!Core.gpgx_get_control(input, inputsize))
-				throw new Exception("gpgx_get_control() failed!");
+			// this shouldn't be needed, as nothing has changed
+			// if (!Core.gpgx_get_control(input, inputsize))
+			//	throw new Exception("gpgx_get_control() failed!");
 
 			ControlConverter.ScreenWidth = vwidth;
 			ControlConverter.ScreenHeight = vheight;
diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Sega/gpgx/GPGX.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Sega/gpgx/GPGX.cs
index 0aba6bdd9e..8269f89144 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Sega/gpgx/GPGX.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Sega/gpgx/GPGX.cs
@@ -69,8 +69,10 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Consoles.Sega.gpgx
 			try
 			{
 				Elf = new ElfRunner(Path.Combine(comm.CoreFileProvider.DllPath(), "gpgx.elf"), 256 * 1024, 36 * 1024 * 1024, 4 * 1024 * 1024);
-
-				Core = BizInvoker.GetInvoker<LibGPGX>(Elf);
+				if (Elf.ShouldMonitor)
+					Core = BizInvoker.GetInvoker<LibGPGX>(Elf, Elf);
+				else
+					Core = BizInvoker.GetInvoker<LibGPGX>(Elf);
 
 				_syncSettings = (GPGXSyncSettings)SyncSettings ?? new GPGXSyncSettings();
 				_settings = (GPGXSettings)Settings ?? new GPGXSettings();