diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Computers/SinclairSpectrum/Machine/SpectrumBase.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Computers/SinclairSpectrum/Machine/SpectrumBase.cs
index 3e719e72e2..14ca115602 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Computers/SinclairSpectrum/Machine/SpectrumBase.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Computers/SinclairSpectrum/Machine/SpectrumBase.cs
@@ -251,6 +251,8 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Computers.SinclairSpectrum
             ser.Sync("PagingDisabled", ref PagingDisabled);
             ser.Sync("SpecialPagingMode", ref SpecialPagingMode);
             ser.Sync("PagingConfiguration", ref PagingConfiguration);
+            //ser.Sync("ROMhigh", ref ROMhigh);
+            //ser.Sync("ROMlow", ref ROMlow);
 
             RomData.SyncState(ser);
             KeyboardDevice.SyncState(ser);
diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Computers/SinclairSpectrum/Machine/ZXSpectrum128K/ZX128.Port.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Computers/SinclairSpectrum/Machine/ZXSpectrum128K/ZX128.Port.cs
index 67e164dfe1..a4a69e9877 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Computers/SinclairSpectrum/Machine/ZXSpectrum128K/ZX128.Port.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Computers/SinclairSpectrum/Machine/ZXSpectrum128K/ZX128.Port.cs
@@ -167,8 +167,8 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Computers.SinclairSpectrum
             // paging
             if (port == 0x7ffd)
             {
-                if (PagingDisabled)
-                    return;
+                //if (PagingDisabled)
+                    //return;
 
                 // Bits 0, 1, 2 select the RAM page
                 var rp = value & 0x07;
@@ -178,6 +178,15 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Computers.SinclairSpectrum
                 // bit 3 controls shadow screen
                 SHADOWPaged = bits[3];
 
+                if (SHADOWPaged == false)
+                {
+
+                }
+                else
+                {
+
+                }
+
                 // ROM page
                 if (bits[4])
                 {
@@ -192,7 +201,6 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Computers.SinclairSpectrum
 
                 // Bit 5 set signifies that paging is disabled until next reboot
                 PagingDisabled = bits[5];
-                return;
             }
 
             // Check whether the low bit is reset