diff --git a/pcsx2/MTVU.cpp b/pcsx2/MTVU.cpp
index d603d80a40..6011e62415 100644
--- a/pcsx2/MTVU.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/MTVU.cpp
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ void VU_Thread::WaitVU()
 		if (IsDone())
 			break;
 		//DevCon.WriteLn("WaitVU()");
-		pxAssert(THREAD_VU1);
+		//pxAssert(THREAD_VU1);
 		KickStart();
 		std::this_thread::yield(); // Give a chance to the MTVU thread to actually start
 		ScopedLock lock(mtxBusy);
@@ -463,6 +463,7 @@ void VU_Thread::WriteMicroMem(u32 vu_micro_addr, void* data, u32 size)
 	Write(size);
 	Write(data, size);
 	CommitWritePos();
+	KickStart();
 }
 
 void VU_Thread::WriteDataMem(u32 vu_data_addr, void* data, u32 size)
@@ -474,6 +475,7 @@ void VU_Thread::WriteDataMem(u32 vu_data_addr, void* data, u32 size)
 	Write(size);
 	Write(data, size);
 	CommitWritePos();
+	KickStart();
 }
 
 void VU_Thread::WriteCol(vifStruct& _vif)
diff --git a/pcsx2/Vif_Codes.cpp b/pcsx2/Vif_Codes.cpp
index eac4a29ea1..9623c715b7 100644
--- a/pcsx2/Vif_Codes.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/Vif_Codes.cpp
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ vifOp(vifCode_STCol) {
 	}
 	pass2 {
 		u32 ret = _vifCode_STColRow<idx>(data, &vifX.MaskCol._u32[vifX.tag.addr]);
-		if (idx && THREAD_VU1) { vu1Thread.WriteCol(vifX); }
+		if (idx) { vu1Thread.WriteCol(vifX); }
 		return ret;
 	}
 	pass3 { VifCodeLog("STCol"); }
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ vifOp(vifCode_STRow) {
 	}
 	pass2 {
 		u32 ret = _vifCode_STColRow<idx>(data, &vifX.MaskRow._u32[vifX.tag.addr]);
-		if (idx && THREAD_VU1) { vu1Thread.WriteRow(vifX); }
+		if (idx) { vu1Thread.WriteRow(vifX); }
 		return ret;
 	}
 	pass3 { VifCodeLog("STRow"); }