diff --git a/pcsx2/x86/microVU.cpp b/pcsx2/x86/microVU.cpp
index 4f22af8028..7f66c7fa37 100644
--- a/pcsx2/x86/microVU.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/x86/microVU.cpp
@@ -132,7 +132,6 @@ microVUf(void) mVUclearProg(int progIndex) {
 	microVU* mVU = mVUx;
 	mVUprogI.used	   = 1;
 	mVUprogI.last_used = 3;
-	//mVUprogI.x86ptr	   = mVUprogI.x86start;
 	for (int j = 0; j <= mVUprogI.ranges.max; j++) {
 		mVUprogI.ranges.range[j][0]	= -1; // Set range to 
 		mVUprogI.ranges.range[j][1]	= -1; // indeterminable status
@@ -235,6 +234,8 @@ microVUt(void) mVUvsyncUpdate(mV) {
 microVUf(bool) mVUcmpPartial(int progIndex) {
 	microVU* mVU = mVUx;
 	for (int i = 0; i <= mVUprogI.ranges.total; i++) {
+		if ((mVUprogI.ranges.range[i][0] < 0)
+		||  (mVUprogI.ranges.range[i][1] < 0)) { DevCon::Error("microVU%d: Negative Range![%d][%d]", params mVU->index, i, mVUprogI.ranges.total); }
 		if (memcmp_mmx(cmpOffset(mVUprogI.data), cmpOffset(mVU->regs->Micro), ((mVUprogI.ranges.range[i][1] + 8) - mVUprogI.ranges.range[i][0]))) {
 			return 0;
 		}
diff --git a/pcsx2/x86/microVU_Compile.inl b/pcsx2/x86/microVU_Compile.inl
index d3e820c03c..cac735f8de 100644
--- a/pcsx2/x86/microVU_Compile.inl
+++ b/pcsx2/x86/microVU_Compile.inl
@@ -92,9 +92,11 @@ microVUt(void) mVUcheckIsSame(mV) {
 // Sets up microProgram PC ranges based on whats been recompiled
 microVUt(void) mVUsetupRange(mV, s32 pc, bool isStartPC) {
 
-	for (int i = 0; i <= mVUcurProg.ranges.total; i++) {
-		if ((pc >= mVUcurProg.ranges.range[i][0])
-		&&	(pc <= mVUcurProg.ranges.range[i][1])) { return; }
+	if (isStartPC || !(mVUrange[1] == -1)) {
+		for (int i = 0; i <= mVUcurProg.ranges.total; i++) {
+			if ((pc >= mVUcurProg.ranges.range[i][0])
+			&&	(pc <= mVUcurProg.ranges.range[i][1])) { return; }
+		}
 	}
 
 	mVUcheckIsSame(mVU);
@@ -114,18 +116,22 @@ microVUt(void) mVUsetupRange(mV, s32 pc, bool isStartPC) {
 	else {
 		if (mVUrange[0] <= pc) {
 			mVUrange[1] = pc;
+			bool mergedRange = 0;
 			for (int i = 0; i <= (mVUcurProg.ranges.total-1); i++) {
 				int rStart = (mVUrange[0] < 8) ? 0 : (mVUrange[0] - 8);
 				int rEnd   = pc;
 				if((mVUcurProg.ranges.range[i][1] >= rStart)
 				&& (mVUcurProg.ranges.range[i][1] <= rEnd)){
 					mVUcurProg.ranges.range[i][1] = pc;
-					mVUrange[0] = -1;
-					mVUrange[1] = -1;
-					mVUcurProg.ranges.total--;
+					mergedRange = 1;
 					//DevCon::Status("microVU%d: Prog Range Merging", params mVU->index);
 				}
 			}
+			if (mergedRange) {
+				mVUrange[0] = -1;
+				mVUrange[1] = -1;
+				mVUcurProg.ranges.total--;
+			}
 		}
 		else {
 			DevCon::Status("microVU%d: Prog Range Wrap [%04x] [%d]", params mVU->index, mVUrange[0], mVUrange[1]);