diff --git a/stepmania/src/Foreground.cpp b/stepmania/src/Foreground.cpp
index 68cde9553f..bbe205dfe5 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/Foreground.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/Foreground.cpp
@@ -88,6 +88,10 @@ void Foreground::Update( float fDeltaTime )
 		{
 			fDeltaTime = GAMESTATE->m_fMusicSeconds - m_fLastMusicSeconds;
 		}
+
+		/* This shouldn't go down, but be safe: */
+		fDeltaTime = max( fDeltaTime, 0 );
+
 		bga.m_bga->Update( fDeltaTime / fRate );
 
 		if( GAMESTATE->m_fSongBeat > bga.m_fStopBeat )
diff --git a/stepmania/src/GameSoundManager.cpp b/stepmania/src/GameSoundManager.cpp
index 42d40f2266..017ddb58d0 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/GameSoundManager.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/GameSoundManager.cpp
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ float GameSoundManager::GetFrameTimingAdjustment( float fDeltaTime )
 
 	const float fExpectedDelay = 1.0f / iThisFPS;
 	const float fExtraDelay = fDeltaTime - fExpectedDelay;
-	if( fabsf(fExtraDelay) >= fExpectedDelay )
+	if( fabsf(fExtraDelay) >= fExpectedDelay/2 )
 		return 0;
 
 	/* Subtract the extra delay. */