diff --git a/arm9/source/patches/platform/datel/DatelReadSectorsAsm.h b/arm9/source/patches/platform/datel/DatelReadSectorsAsm.h
index 5e09a40..46b2ffd 100644
--- a/arm9/source/patches/platform/datel/DatelReadSectorsAsm.h
+++ b/arm9/source/patches/platform/datel/DatelReadSectorsAsm.h
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ extern u16 datel_readSectorSdhcLabel;
 extern u32 datel_SDReadMultipleSector_SpiSendSDIOCommandR0;
 
 extern u32 datel_SDReadMultipleSector_ReadSpiByteTimeout;
-extern u32 datel_SDReadMultipleSector_ReadSpiByte;
+extern u32 datel_SDReadMultipleSector_ReadSpiShort;
 
 extern "C" void datel_SDReadMultipleSector(u32 srcSector, void* dst, u32 sectorCount);
 
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ public:
             datel_SDReadMultipleSector_SpiSendSDIOCommandR0 = (u32)datelSendSDIOCommandPatchCode->GetSpiSendSDIOCommandR0Function();
 
             datel_SDReadMultipleSector_ReadSpiByteTimeout = (u32)datelReadSpiBytePatchCode->GetReadSpiByteTimeoutFunction();
-            datel_SDReadMultipleSector_ReadSpiByte = (u32)datelReadSpiBytePatchCode->GetReadSpiByteFunction();
+            datel_SDReadMultipleSector_ReadSpiShort = (u32)datelReadSpiBytePatchCode->GetReadSpiShortFunction();
         }
 
     const SdReadFunc GetSdReadFunction() const override
diff --git a/arm9/source/patches/platform/datel/DatelReadSectorsAsm.s b/arm9/source/patches/platform/datel/DatelReadSectorsAsm.s
index 9bbdc03..9da4adf 100644
--- a/arm9/source/patches/platform/datel/DatelReadSectorsAsm.s
+++ b/arm9/source/patches/platform/datel/DatelReadSectorsAsm.s
@@ -37,13 +37,13 @@ read_next_sector:
     cmp r0, DATEL_SPI_START_DATA_TOKEN
     bne wrong_spi_start_token
 
-    @ preload datel_readSpiByte
-    ldr r7, datel_SDReadMultipleSector_ReadSpiByte
+    @ preload datel_readSpiShort
+    ldr r7, datel_SDReadMultipleSector_ReadSpiShort
 read_next_byte:
     bl datel_SDReadMultipleSector_Interwork
-    strb r0, [r4, r5]
+    strh r0, [r4, r5]
 
-    adds r5, #1
+    adds r5, #2
     @ Shifting left by 0x17 will set the Zero flag if the number that was shifted is a multiple
     @ of 0x200 (indicating a full sector has been written)
     lsls r0, r5, #0x17
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ read_next_byte:
 
     @ drop crc
     bl datel_SDReadMultipleSector_Interwork
-    bl datel_SDReadMultipleSector_Interwork
 
     cmp r3, r5
     bne read_next_sector
@@ -65,8 +64,12 @@ read_next_byte:
     adds r7, #2
     bl datel_SDReadMultipleSector_Interwork
 
-    ldr r4, =DATEL_SD_CMD_TIMEOUT_LEN
-    ldr r7, datel_SDReadMultipleSector_ReadSpiByte
+    @ use a timeout of 0x1000 instead of 0xFFF, easier to setup, then halve it
+	@ since we're reading 2 bytes at the time
+    @ ldr r4, =DATEL_SD_CMD_TIMEOUT_LEN
+    movs r4, #1
+    lsls r4, #11
+    ldr r7, datel_SDReadMultipleSector_ReadSpiShort
 1:
     bl datel_SDReadMultipleSector_Interwork
     bne read_timeout_expired
@@ -97,6 +100,6 @@ datel_SDReadMultipleSector_SpiSendSDIOCommandR0:
 .global datel_SDReadMultipleSector_ReadSpiByteTimeout
 datel_SDReadMultipleSector_ReadSpiByteTimeout:
     .word 0
-.global datel_SDReadMultipleSector_ReadSpiByte
-datel_SDReadMultipleSector_ReadSpiByte:
+.global datel_SDReadMultipleSector_ReadSpiShort
+datel_SDReadMultipleSector_ReadSpiShort:
     .word 0
diff --git a/arm9/source/patches/platform/datel/DatelSpiCommandsAsm.h b/arm9/source/patches/platform/datel/DatelSpiCommandsAsm.h
index 51d609d..1a38615 100644
--- a/arm9/source/patches/platform/datel/DatelSpiCommandsAsm.h
+++ b/arm9/source/patches/platform/datel/DatelSpiCommandsAsm.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ DEFINE_SECTION_SYMBOLS(datel_spi_send);
 
 extern "C" u8 datel_readSpiByte();
 extern "C" u8 datel_readWriteSpiByte(u8 value);
+extern "C" u16 datel_readSpiShort();
 extern "C" u8 datel_readSpiByteTimeout();
 extern "C" bool datel_waitSpiByteTimeout();
 
@@ -27,6 +28,11 @@ public:
         return GetAddressAtTarget((void*)datel_readSpiByte);
     }
 
+    const void* GetReadSpiShortFunction() const
+    {
+        return GetAddressAtTarget((void*)datel_readSpiShort);
+    }
+
     const void* GetReadWriteSpiByteFunction() const
     {
         return GetAddressAtTarget((void*)datel_readWriteSpiByte);
diff --git a/arm9/source/patches/platform/datel/DatelSpiCommandsAsm.s b/arm9/source/patches/platform/datel/DatelSpiCommandsAsm.s
index a6c60ac..1eced1c 100644
--- a/arm9/source/patches/platform/datel/DatelSpiCommandsAsm.s
+++ b/arm9/source/patches/platform/datel/DatelSpiCommandsAsm.s
@@ -29,6 +29,16 @@ BEGIN_ASM_FUNC datel_readWriteSpiByte
     cmp r0, #0
     pop {r1-r3, pc}
 
+@u16 datel_readWriteSpiShort();
+BEGIN_ASM_FUNC datel_readSpiShort
+    push {r1-r7, lr}
+    bl datel_readSpiByte
+    movs r1, r0
+    bl datel_readSpiByte
+    lsls r0, #8
+    orrs r0, r1
+    pop {r1-r7, pc}
+
 @u8 datel_readSpiByteTimeout(void);
 BEGIN_ASM_FUNC datel_readSpiByteTimeout
     push {r1-r4, lr}