diff --git a/patches/patches.h b/patches/patches.h
index c3a0c5b..2ac4219 100644
--- a/patches/patches.h
+++ b/patches/patches.h
@@ -6,8 +6,12 @@
 #define osRecvMesg osRecvMesg_recomp
 #define osSendMesg osSendMesg_recomp
 #define osViGetCurrentFramebuffer osViGetCurrentFramebuffer_recomp
+#define osFlashWriteArray osFlashWriteArray_recomp
+#define osFlashWriteBuffer osFlashWriteBuffer_recomp
+#define osWritebackDCache osWritebackDCache_recomp
 #define sinf __sinf_recomp
 #define cosf __cosf_recomp
+#define bzero bzero_recomp
 #define gRandFloat sRandFloat
 #include "global.h"
 #include "rt64_extended_gbi.h"
diff --git a/patches/save_patches.c b/patches/save_patches.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fac569f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/save_patches.c
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+#include "patches.h"
+#include "sys_flashrom.h"
+#include "PR/os_internal_flash.h"
+#include "fault.h"
+
+extern OSMesgQueue sFlashromMesgQueue;
+s32 SysFlashrom_IsInit(void);
+void Sleep_Msec(u32 ms);
+
+// @recomp Patched to not wait a hardcoded amount of time for the save to complete.
+void Sram_UpdateWriteToFlashDefault(SramContext* sramCtx) {
+    if (sramCtx->status == 2) {
+        if (SysFlashrom_IsBusy() != 0) {          // if task running
+            if (SysFlashrom_AwaitResult() == 0) { // wait for task done
+                // task success
+                sramCtx->status = 4;
+            } else {
+                // task failure
+                sramCtx->status = 4;
+            }
+        }
+    } else if (sramCtx->status == 4) {
+        // @recomp Patched to check status instead of using a hardcoded wait.
+        recomp_printf("Status 4\n");
+        sramCtx->status = 0;
+    }
+}
+
+// @recomp Patched to not wait a hardcoded amount of time for the save to complete.
+void Sram_UpdateWriteToFlashOwlSave(SramContext* sramCtx) {
+    if (sramCtx->status == 7) {
+        if (SysFlashrom_IsBusy() != 0) {          // Is task running
+            if (SysFlashrom_AwaitResult() == 0) { // Wait for task done
+                SysFlashrom_WriteDataAsync(sramCtx->saveBuf, sramCtx->curPage + 0x80, sramCtx->numPages);
+                sramCtx->status = 8;
+            } else {
+                SysFlashrom_WriteDataAsync(sramCtx->saveBuf, sramCtx->curPage + 0x80, sramCtx->numPages);
+                sramCtx->status = 8;
+            }
+        }
+    } else if (sramCtx->status == 8) {
+        if (SysFlashrom_IsBusy() != 0) {          // Is task running
+            if (SysFlashrom_AwaitResult() == 0) { // Wait for task done
+                sramCtx->status = 4;
+            } else {
+                sramCtx->status = 4;
+            }
+        }
+    } else if (sramCtx->status == 4) {
+        // @recomp Patched to check status instead of using a hardcoded wait.
+        sramCtx->status = 0;
+        bzero(sramCtx->saveBuf, SAVE_BUFFER_SIZE);
+        gSaveContext.save.isOwlSave = false;
+        gSaveContext.save.saveInfo.checksum = 0;
+        // flash read to buffer then copy to save context
+        SysFlashrom_ReadData(sramCtx->saveBuf, sramCtx->curPage, sramCtx->numPages);
+        Lib_MemCpy(&gSaveContext, sramCtx->saveBuf, offsetof(SaveContext, fileNum));
+    }
+}
+
+// @recomp Patched to add a pause so that other threads can execute in the meantime.
+s32 SysFlashrom_ExecWrite(void* addr, u32 pageNum, u32 pageCount) {
+    OSIoMesg msg;
+    s32 result;
+    u32 i;
+
+    if (!SysFlashrom_IsInit()) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+    // Ensure the page is always aligned to a sector boundary.
+    if ((pageNum % FLASH_BLOCK_SIZE) != 0) {
+        Fault_AddHungupAndCrash("../sys_flashrom.c", 275);
+    }
+    osWritebackDCache(addr, pageCount * FLASH_BLOCK_SIZE);
+    for (i = 0; i < pageCount; i++) {
+        // @recomp Pause shortly to allow other threads to work.
+        Sleep_Msec(5);
+        osFlashWriteBuffer(&msg, OS_MESG_PRI_NORMAL, (u8*)addr + i * FLASH_BLOCK_SIZE, &sFlashromMesgQueue);
+        osRecvMesg(&sFlashromMesgQueue, NULL, OS_MESG_BLOCK);
+        result = osFlashWriteArray(i + pageNum);
+        if (result != 0) {
+            return result;
+        }
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/patches/syms.ld b/patches/syms.ld
index e51375e..b1e22c1 100644
--- a/patches/syms.ld
+++ b/patches/syms.ld
@@ -27,3 +27,7 @@ recomp_set_current_frame_poll_id = 0x8F00004C;
 recomp_time_us = 0x8F000050;
 recomp_measure_latency = 0x8F000054;
 osViGetCurrentFramebuffer_recomp = 0x8F000058;
+bzero_recomp = 0x8F00005C;
+osFlashWriteArray_recomp = 0x8F000060;
+osFlashWriteBuffer_recomp = 0x8F000064;
+osWritebackDCache_recomp = 0x8F000068;
diff --git a/ultramodern/timer.cpp b/ultramodern/timer.cpp
index 06c4e69..d71e068 100644
--- a/ultramodern/timer.cpp
+++ b/ultramodern/timer.cpp
@@ -112,10 +112,9 @@ void timer_thread(RDRAM_ARG1) {
 
         // Determine how long to wait to reach the timer's timestamp
         auto wait_duration = ticks_to_timepoint(cur_timer->timestamp) - std::chrono::system_clock::now();
-        auto wait_us = std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::microseconds>(wait_duration);
 
         // Wait for either the duration to complete or a new action to come through
-        if (timer_context.action_queue.wait_dequeue_timed(cur_action, wait_duration)) {
+        if (wait_duration.count() >= 0 && timer_context.action_queue.wait_dequeue_timed(cur_action, wait_duration)) {
             // Timer was interrupted by a new action 
             // Add the current timer back to the queue (done first in case the action is to remove this timer)
             active_timers.insert(cur_timer_);