diff --git a/src/game/game_init.c b/src/game/game_init.c
index c8c34bc6..d7093eea 100644
--- a/src/game/game_init.c
+++ b/src/game/game_init.c
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ void draw_screen_borders(void) {
 
     gDPSetFillColor(gDisplayListHead++, GPACK_RGBA5551(0, 0, 0, 0) << 16 | GPACK_RGBA5551(0, 0, 0, 0));
 
-    if (gBorderHeight != 0) {
+    if (gBorderHeight) {
         gDPFillRectangle(gDisplayListHead++, GFX_DIMENSIONS_RECT_FROM_LEFT_EDGE(0), 0,
                         GFX_DIMENSIONS_RECT_FROM_RIGHT_EDGE(0) - 1, gBorderHeight - 1);
         gDPFillRectangle(gDisplayListHead++,
diff --git a/src/game/ingame_menu.c b/src/game/ingame_menu.c
index e5048d1f..0eaad026 100644
--- a/src/game/ingame_menu.c
+++ b/src/game/ingame_menu.c
@@ -1743,13 +1743,8 @@ s16 render_pause_courses_and_castle(void) {
             render_pause_red_coins();
         #ifdef WIDE
         if (gPlayer1Controller->buttonPressed & L_TRIG){
-                if (!gWidescreen){
-                    gWidescreen = 1;
-                }
-                else{
-                    gWidescreen = 0;
-                }
-            }
+            gWidescreen ^= 1;
+        }
         #endif
         #ifndef EXIT_COURSE_WHILE_MOVING
             s32 exitCheck = gMarioStates[0].action & ACT_FLAG_PAUSE_EXIT;