diff --git a/games/peasant/ssi263_simple_speech.s b/games/peasant/ssi263_simple_speech.s
index 01f58ad1..5ef7c120 100644
--- a/games/peasant/ssi263_simple_speech.s
+++ b/games/peasant/ssi263_simple_speech.s
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ ssi263_speech_init:
 
 
 	lda	#<ssi263_speech_irq	; point IRQ handler to our code
-	sta	$3fe
+	sta	$fffe
 	lda	#>ssi263_speech_irq
-	sta	$3ff
+	sta	$ffff
 
 
 	; set defaults
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ ssi263_speech_init:
 ssi263_speech_shutdown:
 	sei
 
+	jsr	ssi263_disable
+
 	rts
 
 
@@ -195,6 +197,26 @@ no_oflo:
 
 speech_end:
 
+	jsr	ssi263_disable
+
+end_interrupt:
+
+	pla
+	tay				; restore Y
+	pla
+	tax				; restore X
+
+	pla				; restore A
+
+interrupt_smc:
+;	lda	$45			; restore A (II+/IIe)
+
+	plp				; restore flags
+
+	rti				; return from interrupt
+
+
+ssi263_disable:
 	; If at the end, turn everything off
 
 	; Toggle CTL while DR set to disable A/!R
@@ -222,21 +244,7 @@ speech_end:
 	ldx	#VIA6522_IER2
 	jsr	ssi263_write_chip
 
-end_interrupt:
-
-	pla
-	tay				; restore Y
-	pla
-	tax				; restore X
-
-	pla				; restore A
-
-interrupt_smc:
-;	lda	$45			; restore A (II+/IIe)
-
-	plp				; restore flags
-
-	rti				; return from interrupt
+	rts
 
 speech_busy:	.byte   $00
 speech_playing:	.byte   $00