diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/CommandProcessor.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/CommandProcessor.cpp
index 2e46d1219c..752d31b3ed 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/CommandProcessor.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/CommandProcessor.cpp
@@ -249,15 +249,15 @@ void Read16(u16& _rReturnValue, const u32 _Address)
 		return;
 
 	case FIFO_READ_POINTER_LO:
-		_rReturnValue = ReadLow (fifo.CPReadPointer);
+		//_rReturnValue = ReadLow (fifo.CPReadPointer);
 		// hack: CPU will always believe fifo is empty and on idle
-		//_rReturnValue = ReadLow (fifo.CPWritePointer);
+		_rReturnValue = ReadLow (fifo.CPWritePointer);
 		DEBUG_LOG(COMMANDPROCESSOR, "read FIFO_READ_POINTER_LO : %04x", _rReturnValue);
 		return;
 	case FIFO_READ_POINTER_HI:
-		_rReturnValue = ReadHigh(fifo.CPReadPointer);
+		//_rReturnValue = ReadHigh(fifo.CPReadPointer);
 		// hack: CPU will always believe fifo is empty and on idle
-		//_rReturnValue = ReadHigh(fifo.CPWritePointer);
+	    _rReturnValue = ReadHigh(fifo.CPWritePointer);
 		DEBUG_LOG(COMMANDPROCESSOR, "read FIFO_READ_POINTER_HI : %04x", _rReturnValue);
 		return;
 
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/Fifo.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/Fifo.cpp
index ae76326eef..9681e52697 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/Fifo.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/Fifo.cpp
@@ -196,11 +196,12 @@ void Fifo_EnterLoop(const SVideoInitialize &video_initialize)
 					readPtr += distToSend;
 			}
 
+			Common::AtomicStore(_fifo.CPReadPointer, readPtr);
+			Common::AtomicAdd(_fifo.CPReadWriteDistance, -distToSend);
 			// Execute new instructions found in uData
 			Fifo_SendFifoData(uData, distToSend);
 
-			Common::AtomicStore(_fifo.CPReadPointer, readPtr);
-			Common::AtomicAdd(_fifo.CPReadWriteDistance, -distToSend);
+		
 
 			CommandProcessor::FifoCriticalLeave();