diff --git a/source/arm11/cheat.c b/source/arm11/cheat.c
index a4e775b..e717a29 100644
--- a/source/arm11/cheat.c
+++ b/source/arm11/cheat.c
@@ -431,6 +431,6 @@ cheat_error_t apply_cheat( int mode, u32 szrom, u16 bindkey, u32 storagemem, u32
     rom_append_newirq( page, hookpoint, n_hookpoint );
     rom_patch_hookpoint( page, hookpoint, n_hookpoint );
     rom_append_cheatproc( mode, page + n_hookpoint * IW_INSTR_LEN, GBA_KEYCODE(bindkey), storagemem );
-    debug_printf( "patch: mode=%d,size=%ld,hp=%d,key=%d", mode, *outsize, n_hookpoint, bindkey );
+    debug_printf( "patch: mode=%d,size=%ld,hp=%d,key=%d\n", mode, *outsize, n_hookpoint, bindkey );
     return CCHT_OK;
 }
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diff --git a/source/arm11/open_agb_firm.c b/source/arm11/open_agb_firm.c
index 127ffc3..d6c8af2 100644
--- a/source/arm11/open_agb_firm.c
+++ b/source/arm11/open_agb_firm.c
@@ -391,8 +391,14 @@ static Result loadGbaRom(const char *const path, u32 *const romSizeOut)
 				ptr += 0x100000u;
 
 			// use the gbaatm cheat
+			char gamecode[5];
+			memcpy( gamecode, ROM_LOC+0xac, 4 );
+			gamecode[4] = '\0';
+			acl_open_lib( "gba.acl" );
 			int err = apply_cheat( g_oafConfig.cheatMode, fileSize, g_oafConfig.cheatKeys, CHEAT_INUSE_ADDR, &fileSize );
-			debug_printf("cheat res: %d", err);
+			debug_printf("cheat res: %d\n", err);
+			acl_close_lib();
+			fini_current_cheat();
 			*romSizeOut = fixRomPadding(fileSize);
 		}
 		else res = RES_ROM_TOO_BIG;
@@ -1039,9 +1045,6 @@ Result oafInitAndRun(void)
 				LGY_switchMode();
 			}
 		} while(0);
-
-		fini_current_cheat();
-		acl_close_lib();
 	}
 	else res = RES_OUT_OF_MEM;