diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation/Consoles/Nintendo/NES/Boards/AxROM.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation/Consoles/Nintendo/NES/Boards/AxROM.cs
index 94ef14c7f6..4a4c5a7530 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation/Consoles/Nintendo/NES/Boards/AxROM.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation/Consoles/Nintendo/NES/Boards/AxROM.cs
@@ -34,8 +34,10 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Consoles.Nintendo
 					break;
 
 				case "NES-AMROM": //time lord
+					//http://forums.nesdev.com/viewtopic.php?p=95438
+					//adding 723 cycles to FrameAdvance_ppudead() does indeed fix it
 					AssertPrg(128); AssertChr(0); AssertVram(8); AssertWram(0);
-					bus_conflict = true;
+					bus_conflict = false;
 					break;
 
 				case "NES-AOROM": //battletoads