diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/NES/PPU.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/NES/PPU.cs
index d4b9d202b0..de3afa3ee9 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/NES/PPU.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/NES/PPU.cs
@@ -305,6 +305,14 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Nintendo.NES
 						race_2006 = true;
 					}
 				}
+
+
+
+				ppur.status.cycle++;
+                is_even_cycle = !is_even_cycle;
+				//might not actually run a cpu cycle if there are none to be run right now
+				nes.RunCpuOne();
+
 				if (install_2001 > 0)
 				{
 					install_2001--;
@@ -315,12 +323,6 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Nintendo.NES
 					}
 				}
 
-
-				ppur.status.cycle++;
-                is_even_cycle = !is_even_cycle;
-				//might not actually run a cpu cycle if there are none to be run right now
-				nes.RunCpuOne();
-
 				if (Reg2002_vblank_active_pending)
 				{
 					//if (Reg2002_vblank_active_pending)
diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/NES/PPU.regs.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/NES/PPU.regs.cs
index bec89e93de..6900e6e8db 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/NES/PPU.regs.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/NES/PPU.regs.cs
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Nintendo.NES
 		{
 			//printf("%04x:$%02x, %d\n",A,V,scanline);
 			reg_2001.Value = value;
-			install_2001 = 2;
+			install_2001 = 1;
 		}
 		byte read_2001() {return ppu_open_bus; }
 		byte peek_2001() {return ppu_open_bus; }
diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/NES/PPU.run.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/NES/PPU.run.cs
index 8f057285e5..a5c1526d2f 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/NES/PPU.run.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/NES/PPU.run.cs
@@ -756,9 +756,9 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Nintendo.NES
 				// this sequence is tuned to pass 10-even_odd_timing.nes
 				runppu(1);
 				runppu(1);
-				runppu(1);
-				runppu(1);
 				bool evenOddDestiny = PPUON;
+				runppu(1);
+				runppu(1);
 
 				// After memory access 170, the PPU simply rests for 4 cycles (or the
 				// equivelant of half a memory access cycle) before repeating the whole
@@ -800,7 +800,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Nintendo.NES
 			if (ppudead==2)
 			{
 			*/
-			runppu(241 * kLineTime - 3);// -8*3);
+			runppu(241 * kLineTime+3);// -8*3);
 			/*
 			} else
 			{