diff --git a/desmume/src/lua-engine.cpp b/desmume/src/lua-engine.cpp
index b085c1956..49b8bfad3 100644
--- a/desmume/src/lua-engine.cpp
+++ b/desmume/src/lua-engine.cpp
@@ -1755,7 +1755,7 @@ DEFINE_LUA_FUNCTION(memory_readword, "address")
 	int address = luaL_checkinteger(L,1);
 	unsigned short value = (unsigned short)(_MMU_read16<ARMCPU_ARM9>(address) & 0xFFFF);
 	lua_settop(L,0);
-	lua_pushinteger(L, value);
+	lua_pushnumber(L, value); // can't use pushinteger in this case (out of range)
 	return 1;
 }
 DEFINE_LUA_FUNCTION(memory_readwordsigned, "address")
diff --git a/desmume/src/windows/main.cpp b/desmume/src/windows/main.cpp
index 6ab76a8bb..01d625fc3 100644
--- a/desmume/src/windows/main.cpp
+++ b/desmume/src/windows/main.cpp
@@ -3047,7 +3047,7 @@ int WINAPI WinMain (HINSTANCE hThisInstance,
 
 	g_thread_init (NULL);
 	hAppInst=hThisInstance;
-	OpenConsole();			// Init debug console
+	//OpenConsole();			// Init debug console
 
 	int ret = _main();