diff --git a/desmume/src/rasterize.cpp b/desmume/src/rasterize.cpp
index c74948f14..aa0583952 100644
--- a/desmume/src/rasterize.cpp
+++ b/desmume/src/rasterize.cpp
@@ -287,10 +287,11 @@ static FORCEINLINE void alphaBlend(FragmentColor & dst, const FragmentColor & sr
 {
 	if(gfx3d.renderState.enableAlphaBlending)
 	{
-		if(src.a == 0 || dst.a == 0)
+		if(src.a == 31 || dst.a == 0)
 		{
 			dst = src;
 		}
+		//else if(src.a == 0) { } //this is not necessary since it was handled earlier
 		else
 		{
 			u8 alpha = src.a+1;
@@ -1416,6 +1417,15 @@ void SoftRasterizerEngine::framebufferProcess()
 			destFragmentColor.a = ((128-fog)*destFragmentColor.a + a*fog)>>7;
 		}
 	}
+
+	////debug alpha channel framebuffer contents
+	//for(int i=0;i<256*192;i++)
+	//{
+	//	FragmentColor &destFragmentColor = screenColor[i];
+	//	destFragmentColor.r = destFragmentColor.a;
+	//	destFragmentColor.g = destFragmentColor.a;
+	//	destFragmentColor.b = destFragmentColor.a;
+	//}
 }
 
 void SoftRasterizerEngine::performClipping(bool hirez)
diff --git a/desmume/src/utils/vfat.cpp b/desmume/src/utils/vfat.cpp
index 76f517628..8eaed0bf5 100644
--- a/desmume/src/utils/vfat.cpp
+++ b/desmume/src/utils/vfat.cpp
@@ -142,11 +142,12 @@ void build_ListCallback(FsEntry* fs, EListCallbackArg arg)
 			fclose(inf);
 
 			std::string path = currVirtPath + "/" + fname;
+			printf("adding path %s for libfat\n",path.c_str());
 			bool ok = LIBFAT::WriteFile(path.c_str(),buf,len);
 			if(!ok) 
-				printf("ERROR adding file %s via libfat\n",path.c_str());
+				printf("ERROR adding file to fat\n");
 			delete[] buf;
-		} else printf("ERROR opening file %s for add via libfat\n",path.c_str());
+		} else printf("ERROR opening file for fat\n");
 	}
 		
 }