diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Waterbox/PeRunner.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Waterbox/PeRunner.cs
index 8dbab64546..1d3180a2fc 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Waterbox/PeRunner.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Waterbox/PeRunner.cs
@@ -267,6 +267,10 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Waterbox
 			}
 		}
 
+		private  class EndOfMainException : Exception
+		{
+		}
+
 		/// <summary>
 		/// serves as a standin for libpsxscl.so
 		/// </summary>
@@ -306,7 +310,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Waterbox
 					if (ptr == IntPtr.Zero)
 					{
 						var s = string.Format("Trapped on unimplemented function {0}:{1}", moduleName, e);
-						Action del = () => { throw new InvalidOperationException(e); };
+						Action del = () => { throw new InvalidOperationException(s); };
 						_traps.Add(del);
 						ptr = Marshal.GetFunctionPointerForDelegate(del);
 					}
@@ -351,7 +355,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Waterbox
 					context.DoGlobalDtors = tmp[3];
 				}
 
-				return 1;
+				return 0; // success
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -366,10 +370,6 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Waterbox
 				_parent = parent;
 			}
 
-			public class EndOfMainException: Exception
-			{
-			}
-
 			[BizExport(CallingConvention.Cdecl, EntryPoint = "alloc_sealed")]
 			public IntPtr AllocSealed(UIntPtr size)
 			{
@@ -387,12 +387,6 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Waterbox
 			{
 				Console.WriteLine("_debug_puts:" + Marshal.PtrToStringAnsi(s));
 			}
-
-			[BizExport(CallingConvention.Cdecl, EntryPoint = "_leave_main")]
-			public void LeaveMain()
-			{
-				throw new EndOfMainException();
-			}
 		}
 
 		/// <summary>
@@ -445,6 +439,15 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Waterbox
 					return Z.UU(end);
 				}
 			}
+
+			// aka __psx_init_frame
+			// in midipix, this just sets up SEH and does not do anything that start_main does in MUSL normally
+			[BizExport(CallingConvention.Cdecl, EntryPoint = "start_main")]
+			public int StartMain(IntPtr u0, int u1, IntPtr u2, IntPtr main)
+			{
+				// since we don't really need main, we can blow up here
+				throw new EndOfMainException();
+			}
 		}
 
 		// usual starting address for the executable
@@ -582,7 +585,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Waterbox
 					_modules[0].RunExeEntry();
 					throw new InvalidOperationException("main() returned!");
 				}
-				catch (Emu.EndOfMainException)
+				catch (EndOfMainException)
 				{ }
 				foreach (var m in _modules.Skip(1))
 				{
diff --git a/References/PeNet.dll b/References/PeNet.dll
index ec0f2dd6a4..0ba0982b04 100644
Binary files a/References/PeNet.dll and b/References/PeNet.dll differ
diff --git a/output64/dll/gpgx.elf b/output64/dll/gpgx.elf
deleted file mode 100644
index ef0edb00f3..0000000000
Binary files a/output64/dll/gpgx.elf and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/waterbox/emulibc/emulibc.c b/waterbox/emulibc/emulibc.c
index c4acc39528..bb6cd0f84a 100644
--- a/waterbox/emulibc/emulibc.c
+++ b/waterbox/emulibc/emulibc.c
@@ -4,4 +4,3 @@
 void *alloc_sealed(size_t size) { return NULL; }
 void *alloc_invisible(size_t size) { return NULL; }
 void _debug_puts(const char *s) { }
-void _leave_main(void) { }
diff --git a/waterbox/emulibc/emulibc.h b/waterbox/emulibc/emulibc.h
index 26763fbad8..5982849229 100644
--- a/waterbox/emulibc/emulibc.h
+++ b/waterbox/emulibc/emulibc.h
@@ -22,8 +22,4 @@ void *alloc_invisible(size_t size);
 // send a debug string somewhere, bypassing stdio
 void _debug_puts(const char *);
 
-// this might be used for something
-void _leave_main(void);
-
-
 #endif
diff --git a/waterbox/gpgx/cinterface/cinterface.c b/waterbox/gpgx/cinterface/cinterface.c
index 2161f91a90..69e6dbdf59 100644
--- a/waterbox/gpgx/cinterface/cinterface.c
+++ b/waterbox/gpgx/cinterface/cinterface.c
@@ -714,7 +714,8 @@ GPGX_EX int gpgx_getregs(gpregister_t *regs)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+// at the moment, this dummy is not called
 int main(void)
 {
-	_leave_main();
+	return 0;
 }