diff --git a/src/devices/machine/sega_scu.cpp b/src/devices/machine/sega_scu.cpp
index feab01e4524..b0a0d03370e 100644
--- a/src/devices/machine/sega_scu.cpp
+++ b/src/devices/machine/sega_scu.cpp
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ void sega_scu_device::device_start()
 	save_item(NAME(m_dma[2].rup));
 	save_item(NAME(m_dma[2].wup));
 	
-	m_hostcpu = machine().device<sh2_device>(m_hostcpu_tag);//machine().device(m_hostcpu_tag);
+	m_hostcpu = machine().device<sh2_device>(m_hostcpu_tag);
 	m_hostspace = &m_hostcpu->space(AS_PROGRAM);
 
 	m_dma_timer[0] = timer_alloc(DMALV0_ID);
diff --git a/src/devices/video/stvvdp1.cpp b/src/devices/video/stvvdp1.cpp
index 7583d8d492d..8f8af33d22a 100644
--- a/src/devices/video/stvvdp1.cpp
+++ b/src/devices/video/stvvdp1.cpp
@@ -904,6 +904,9 @@ void saturn_state::drawpixel_generic(int x, int y, int patterndata, int offsetcn
 		return;
 	}
 
+	if(x >= 1024 || y >= 512)
+		return;
+	
 	if ( stv2_current_sprite.ispoly )
 	{
 		pix = stv2_current_sprite.CMDCOLR&0xffff;
@@ -2001,7 +2004,9 @@ void saturn_state::stv_vdp1_process_list( void )
 	m_vdp1.copr = (position * 0x20) >> 3;
 
 	/* TODO: what's the exact formula? Guess it should be a mix between number of pixels written and actual command data fetched. */
-	machine().scheduler().timer_set(m_maincpu->cycles_to_attotime(spritecount*16), timer_expired_delegate(FUNC(saturn_state::vdp1_draw_end),this));
+	// if spritecount = 10000 don't send a vdp1 draw end
+	if(spritecount < 10000)
+		machine().scheduler().timer_set(m_maincpu->cycles_to_attotime(spritecount*16), timer_expired_delegate(FUNC(saturn_state::vdp1_draw_end),this));
 
 	if (VDP1_LOG) logerror ("End of list processing!\n");
 }