diff --git a/compiler/res/prog8lib/c128/syslib.p8 b/compiler/res/prog8lib/c128/syslib.p8
index 678419d7e..b5f59f2a8 100644
--- a/compiler/res/prog8lib/c128/syslib.p8
+++ b/compiler/res/prog8lib/c128/syslib.p8
@@ -313,11 +313,10 @@ asmsub  init_system_phase2()  {
 
 asmsub  disable_runstop_and_charsetswitch() clobbers(A) {
     %asm {{
-        ;; TODO c128 how to do this?
-        ;; lda  #$80
-        ;; sta  657    ; disable charset switching
-        ;; lda  #239
-        ;; sta  808    ; disable run/stop key
+        lda  #$80
+        sta  247    ; disable charset switching
+        lda  #112
+        sta  808    ; disable run/stop key
         rts
     }}
 }
diff --git a/examples/test.p8 b/examples/test.p8
index c0524c899..2edcb4761 100644
--- a/examples/test.p8
+++ b/examples/test.p8
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 main {
     sub start() {
         str input = "?" * 20
+        c128.disable_basic()
         txt.lowercase()
         txt.print("Hello There! Enter Your Name: ")
         void txt.input_chars(input)
@@ -10,10 +11,6 @@ main {
         repeat {
             txt.print(input)
             txt.spc()
-            sys.waitvsync()
-            sys.waitvsync()
-            sys.waitvsync()
-            sys.waitvsync()
         }
     }
 }