diff --git a/engine/board/menu.asm b/engine/board/menu.asm
index bf13ec252..ef20f9fc4 100755
--- a/engine/board/menu.asm
+++ b/engine/board/menu.asm
@@ -214,6 +214,7 @@ ApplyBoardMenuSpritePalette:
 	ret
 
 GetBoardMenuSelection:
+	call DelayFrame
 	call JoyTextDelay
 	call GetMenuJoypad
 	bit A_BUTTON_F, a
@@ -272,7 +273,7 @@ DEF DIE_MAX_NUMBER EQU 6
 	ld a, 1
 	ld [wDieRoll], a
 	call HDMATransferTilemapAndAttrmap_Menu ;
-	call CloseText	                                    ; closetext
+	call CloseText	                        ; closetext
 
 .rotate_die_loop
 	call IsSFXPlaying
diff --git a/engine/board/spaces.asm b/engine/board/spaces.asm
index d709702bf..048d5b8bc 100755
--- a/engine/board/spaces.asm
+++ b/engine/board/spaces.asm
@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ endr
 
 PromptPlayerToChooseBranchDirection:
 ; sample a dpad press or SELECT button
+	call DelayFrame
 	ld hl, wTempSpaceBranchStruct
 	call GetJoypad
 	ldh a, [hJoyPressed]
diff --git a/engine/menus/menu.asm b/engine/menus/menu.asm
index dde83721d..2cbdec707 100644
--- a/engine/menus/menu.asm
+++ b/engine/menus/menu.asm
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ MenuJoypadLoop:
 .loop
 	call Move2DMenuCursor
 	call .BGMap_OAM
-	call Do2DMenuJoypad
+	call Do2DMenuJoypad.loop
 	jr nc, .done
 	call _2DMenuInterpretJoypad
 	jr c, .done
@@ -262,13 +262,14 @@ MenuJoypadLoop:
 	ret
 
 Do2DMenuJoypad:
+	call DelayFrame
 .loop
 	call UpdateTimeSensitivePals
 	call Menu_WasButtonPressed
 	ret c
 	ld a, [w2DMenuFlags1]
 	bit 7, a
-	jr z, .loop
+	jr z, Do2DMenuJoypad
 	and a
 	ret
 
diff --git a/home/print_text.asm b/home/print_text.asm
index 007413d03..b6fa5efa7 100644
--- a/home/print_text.asm
+++ b/home/print_text.asm
@@ -70,7 +70,9 @@ PrintLetterDelay::
 .wait
 	ldh a, [hTextDelayFrames]
 	and a
-	jr nz, .checkjoypad
+	jr z, .end
+	call DelayFrame
+	jr .checkjoypad
 
 .end
 	pop af