diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/CPUs/LR35902/Execute.cs b/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/CPUs/LR35902/Execute.cs
index 5d22c0adec..3237e21af6 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/CPUs/LR35902/Execute.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/CPUs/LR35902/Execute.cs
@@ -576,7 +576,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Components.LR35902
 			// exit halt / stop loop
 			instr_table[256 * 60 * 2 + 60] = IDLE;
 			instr_table[256 * 60 * 2 + 60 + 1] = IDLE;
-			instr_table[256 * 60 * 2 + 60 + 2] = IDLE;
+			instr_table[256 * 60 * 2 + 60 + 2] = HALT_CHK;
 			instr_table[256 * 60 * 2 + 60 + 3] = OP;
 
 			// skipped loop
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/CPUs/LR35902/LR35902.cs b/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/CPUs/LR35902/LR35902.cs
index a2f9e90cc4..fb05754856 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/CPUs/LR35902/LR35902.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/CPUs/LR35902/LR35902.cs
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Components.LR35902
 					if (!stop_check)
 					{
 						// Z contains the second stop byte, not sure if it's useful at all
-						stop_time = SpeedFunc(Regs[Z]);
+						stop_time = SpeedFunc(0);
 						stop_check = true;
 					}
 
@@ -433,6 +433,11 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Components.LR35902
 					
 					if (stop_time > 0)
 					{
+						if (stop_time == (32768 - 43))
+						{
+							SpeedFunc(1);							
+						}
+
 						stop_time--;
 
 						if (stop_time == 0)
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/GBHawk/GBHawk.IEmulator.cs b/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/GBHawk/GBHawk.IEmulator.cs
index bc10211eff..588d23596a 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/GBHawk/GBHawk.IEmulator.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/GBHawk/GBHawk.IEmulator.cs
@@ -101,10 +101,6 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Nintendo.GBHawk
 				{
 					// These things all tick twice as fast in GBC double speed mode
 					// Note that DMA is halted when the CPU is halted
-					if (ppu.DMA_start && !cpu.halted && !cpu.stopped) { ppu.DMA_tick(); }
-					serialport.serial_transfer_tick();
-					cpu.ExecuteOne();
-					timer.tick();
 
 					if (double_speed)
 					{
@@ -113,17 +109,22 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Nintendo.GBHawk
 						cpu.ExecuteOne();
 						timer.tick();
 					}
+				
+					if (ppu.DMA_start && !cpu.halted && !cpu.stopped) { ppu.DMA_tick(); }
+					serialport.serial_transfer_tick();
+					cpu.ExecuteOne();
+					timer.tick();					
 				}
 				else
 				{
-					cpu.TotalExecutedCycles++;
-					timer.tick();
-
 					if (double_speed)
 					{
 						cpu.TotalExecutedCycles++;
 						timer.tick();
 					}
+
+					cpu.TotalExecutedCycles++;
+					timer.tick();
 				}
 
 				if (in_vblank && !in_vblank_old)
@@ -254,23 +255,30 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Nintendo.GBHawk
 		// Switch Speed (GBC only)
 		public int SpeedFunc(int temp)
 		{
-			if (is_GBC)
+			if (temp == 0)
 			{
-				if (speed_switch)
+				if (is_GBC)
 				{
-					speed_switch = false;
-					Console.WriteLine("Speed Switch: " + cpu.TotalExecutedCycles);
-					int ret = double_speed ? (32768 - 20) : (32768 - 20); // actual time needs checking
-					double_speed = !double_speed;
-					return ret;
+					if (speed_switch)
+					{
+						speed_switch = false;
+						Console.WriteLine("Speed Switch: " + cpu.TotalExecutedCycles);
+						int ret = double_speed ? 32768 - 20 : 32768 - 20; // actual time needs checking
+						return ret;
+					}
+
+					// if we are not switching speed, return 0
+					return 0;
 				}
 
-				// if we are not switching speed, return 0
+				// if we are in GB mode, return 0, cannot switch speed
+				return 0;
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				double_speed = !double_speed;
 				return 0;
 			}
-
-			// if we are in GB mode, return 0, cannot switch speed
-			return 0;
 		}
 
 		public void GetControllerState(IController controller)
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/GBHawk/HW_Registers.cs b/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/GBHawk/HW_Registers.cs
index 373deef6b2..fd9bdddd90 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/GBHawk/HW_Registers.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/GBHawk/HW_Registers.cs
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Nintendo.GBHawk
 				case 0xFF4D:
 					if (GBC_compat)
 					{
-						ret = (byte)(((double_speed ? 1 : 0) << 7) + ((speed_switch ? 1 : 0)));
+						ret = (byte)(((double_speed ? 1 : 0) << 7) | (speed_switch ? 1 : 0) | 0x7E);
 					}
 					else
 					{