diff --git a/src/minarch/main.c b/src/minarch/main.c
index 5ba34b1..9906320 100644
--- a/src/minarch/main.c
+++ b/src/minarch/main.c
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ static struct Renderer {
 	int dst_p;
 
 	scale_neon_t scaler;
+	const void* data;
 } renderer;
 
 ///////////////////////////////////////
@@ -2742,6 +2743,7 @@ static void video_refresh_callback(const void *data, unsigned width, unsigned he
 	// eg. PS@10 60/240
 	
 	if (!data) return;
+	renderer.data = data; // this pointer isn't guaranteed to hang around but this approach worked on the Mini
 
 	// force resize when hdmi status changes
 	static int had_hdmi = -1;
@@ -4311,6 +4313,9 @@ static void limitFF(void) {
 }
 
 int main(int argc , char* argv[]) {
+	LOG_info("MinArch\n");
+	InitSettings();
+
 	setOverclock(overclock); // default to normal
 	// force a stack overflow to ensure asan is linked and actually working
 	// char tmp[2];
@@ -4329,7 +4334,6 @@ int main(int argc , char* argv[]) {
 	POW_init();
 	
 	MSG_init();
-	InitSettings();
 	
 	// Overrides_init();
 	
diff --git a/src/minui/main.c b/src/minui/main.c
index 8e6e5f0..258493f 100644
--- a/src/minui/main.c
+++ b/src/minui/main.c
@@ -1160,10 +1160,10 @@ int main (int argc, char *argv[]) {
 	if (autoResume()) return 0; // nothing to do
 	
 	LOG_info("MinUI\n");
+	InitSettings();
 	
 	SDL_Surface* screen = GFX_init(MODE_MAIN);
 	POW_init();
-	InitSettings();
 	PAD_reset();
 	
 	SDL_Surface* version = NULL;