diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Atari/2600/Atari2600.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Atari/2600/Atari2600.cs
index 06d1cda9b1..8d35f2a7d2 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Atari/2600/Atari2600.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Atari/2600/Atari2600.cs
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Atari.Atari2600
 		[CoreConstructor("A26")]
 		public Atari2600(CoreComm comm, GameInfo game, byte[] rom, object settings, object syncSettings)
 		{
+			var ser = new BasicServiceProvider(this);
+			ServiceProvider = ser;
+
 			Tracer = new TraceBuffer();
 			MemoryCallbacks = new MemoryCallbackSystem();
 			InputCallbacks = new InputCallbackSystem();
@@ -47,11 +50,10 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Atari.Atari2600
 			RebootCore();
 			SetupMemoryDomains();
 
-			var ser = new BasicServiceProvider(this);
+			
 			ser.Register<IDisassemblable>(Cpu);
 			ser.Register<ITraceable>(Tracer);
 			ser.Register<IVideoProvider>(_tia);
-			ServiceProvider = ser;
 		}
 
 		public IEmulatorServiceProvider ServiceProvider { get; private set; }
diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/PC Engine/PCEngine.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/PC Engine/PCEngine.cs
index 030b42ea63..d0104e090b 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/PC Engine/PCEngine.cs	
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/PC Engine/PCEngine.cs	
@@ -157,6 +157,9 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.PCEngine
 
 		void Init(GameInfo game, byte[] rom)
 		{
+			var ser = new BasicServiceProvider(this);
+			ServiceProvider = ser;
+
 			Controller = NullController.GetNullController();
 			Cpu = new HuC6280(this);
 			VCE = new VCE();
@@ -297,14 +300,10 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.PCEngine
 			Cpu.ResetPC();
 			SetupMemoryDomains();
 
-			{
-				var ser = new BasicServiceProvider(this);
-				ServiceProvider = ser;
-				Tracer = new TraceBuffer();
-				ser.Register<ITraceable>(Tracer);
-				ser.Register<IDisassemblable>(Cpu);
-				ser.Register<IVideoProvider>((IVideoProvider)VPC ?? VDC1);
-			}
+			Tracer = new TraceBuffer();
+			ser.Register<ITraceable>(Tracer);
+			ser.Register<IDisassemblable>(Cpu);
+			ser.Register<IVideoProvider>((IVideoProvider)VPC ?? VDC1);
 		}
 
 		int lagCount;