diff --git a/mist/common_defines.inc b/mist/common_defines.inc
index 24f1c3a7..f02c1264 100644
--- a/mist/common_defines.inc
+++ b/mist/common_defines.inc
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ LOAD_SAVE2	= 18
 LOAD_SAVE3	= 19
 LOAD_SAVE4	= 20
 LOAD_SAVE5	= 21
+LOAD_FIRST_SECTOR= 22
 
 ;================================
 ; Level definitions
diff --git a/mist/common_routines.inc b/mist/common_routines.inc
index 0b640928..0fa0ddce 100644
--- a/mist/common_routines.inc
+++ b/mist/common_routines.inc
@@ -2,50 +2,50 @@
 ; external routines
 
 ; linking_noise.s
-play_link_noise	=$1428
+play_link_noise	=$145e
 
 ; decompress_fast_v2.s
-decompress_lzsa2_fast	=$1444
-getsrc_smc	=$153a
+decompress_lzsa2_fast	=$147a
+getsrc_smc	=$1570
 
 ; draw_pointer.s
-draw_pointer	=$1547
+draw_pointer	=$157d
 
 ; end_level.s
-end_level	=$16b5
+end_level	=$16eb
 
 ; gr_copy.s
-gr_copy_to_current	=$16d7
+gr_copy_to_current	=$170d
 
 ; gr_fast_clear.s
-clear_bottom	=$17fd
-clear_all	=$183b
-clear_all_color	=$1860
+clear_bottom	=$1833
+clear_all	=$1871
+clear_all_color	=$1896
 
 ; gr_offsets.s
-gr_offsets	=$187e
+gr_offsets	=$18b4
 
 ; gr_page_flip.s
-page_flip	=$18ae
+page_flip	=$18e4
 
 ; gr_putsprite_crop.s
-put_sprite_crop	=$18c8
-psc_smc1	=$18eb
-psc_smc2	=$1983
+put_sprite_crop	=$18fe
+psc_smc1	=$1921
+psc_smc2	=$19b9
 
 ; keyboard.s
-handle_keypress	=$1a04
-change_direction	=$1ac8
-change_location	=$1b01
+handle_keypress	=$1a3a
+change_direction	=$1afe
+change_location	=$1b37
 
 ; text_print.s
-move_and_print	=$1b99
-ps_smc1	=$1bc6
+move_and_print	=$1bcf
+ps_smc1	=$1bfc
 
 ; page_sprites.inc
-blue_page_sprite	=$1ce2
-red_page_sprite	=$1cf8
-white_page_sprite	=$1d0e
-blue_page_small_sprite	=$1d24
-red_page_small_sprite	=$1d2c
+blue_page_sprite	=$1d18
+red_page_sprite	=$1d2e
+white_page_sprite	=$1d44
+blue_page_small_sprite	=$1d5a
+red_page_small_sprite	=$1d62
 
diff --git a/mist/qload.s b/mist/qload.s
index 74862bb8..310a6a8b 100644
--- a/mist/qload.s
+++ b/mist/qload.s
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ load_file:
 	cmp	CURRENT_DISK
 	bne	change_disk
 
+load_file_no_diskcheck:
 	lda	load_address_array,X
 	sta	load_address
 
@@ -119,7 +120,56 @@ fnf_keypress:
 	bpl	fnf_keypress
 	bit	KEYRESET
 
-	; FIXME: actually verify proper disk is there
+	;==============================================
+	; actually verify proper disk is there
+	; read T0:S0 and verify proper disk
+
+	lda	WHICH_LOAD
+	pha
+
+	ldx	#LOAD_FIRST_SECTOR	; load track 0 sector 0
+	stx	WHICH_LOAD
+
+	jsr	load_file_no_diskcheck
+
+	pla
+	sta	WHICH_LOAD
+	tax
+
+	; first sector now in $c00
+	;	offset 59
+	;		disk1 = $d0
+	;		disk2 = $32 ('2')
+	;		disk3 = $33 ('3')
+
+	lda	$c59
+	cmp	#$d0
+	beq	is_disk1
+	cmp	#$32
+	beq	is_disk2
+	cmp	#$33
+	beq	is_disk3
+	bne	change_disk		; unknown disk
+
+is_disk1:
+	lda	#1
+	bne	disk_compare
+
+is_disk2:
+	lda	#2
+	bne	disk_compare
+
+is_disk3:
+	lda	#3
+
+disk_compare:
+	cmp	which_disk_array,X
+	bne	change_disk		; disk mismatch
+
+	;==============================================
+	; all good, retry original load
+
+	jsr	HOME
 
 	ldx	WHICH_LOAD
 	lda	which_disk_array,X
@@ -139,6 +189,7 @@ which_disk_array:
 	.byte 1,1,1,3		; SHIP,GENERATOR,D'NI,SUB
 	.byte 1			; TEXT_TITLE
 	.byte 1,1,1,1,1		; SAVE1,SAVE2,SAVE3,SAVE4,SAVE5
+	.byte $f		; FIRST_SECTOR
 
 load_address_array:
         .byte $40,$20,$20,$20	; MIST_TITLE,MIST,MECHE,SELENA
@@ -148,6 +199,7 @@ load_address_array:
 	.byte $08		; TEXT_TITLE
 	.byte $0E,$0E,$0E,$0E
 	.byte $0E		; SAVE1,SAVE2,SAVE3,SAVE4,SAVE5
+	.byte $0C		; FIRST_SECTOR
 
 track_array:
         .byte  2, 8, 1,11	; MIST_TITLE,MIST,MECHE,SELENA
@@ -156,6 +208,7 @@ track_array:
 	.byte 30,32,28,31	; SHIP,GENERATOR,D'NI,SUB
 	.byte  0		; TEXT_TITLE
 	.byte  0, 0, 0, 0, 0	; SAVE1,SAVE2,SAVE3,SAVE4,SAVE5
+	.byte  0		; FIRST_SECTOR
 
 sector_array:
         .byte  0, 0, 0, 0	; MIST_TITLE,MIST,MECHE,SELENA
@@ -164,6 +217,7 @@ sector_array:
 	.byte  0,12, 0, 0	; SHIP,GENERATOR,D'NI,SUB
 	.byte  6		; TEXT_TITLE
 	.byte 11,12,13,14,15	; SAVE1,SAVE2,SAVE3,SAVE4,SAVE5
+	.byte  0		; FIRST_SECTOR
 
 length_array:
         .byte  83,159,157,145	; MIST_TITLE,MIST,MECHE,SELENA
@@ -172,6 +226,7 @@ length_array:
 	.byte  20, 33, 27, 54	; SHIP,GENERATOR,D'NI,SUB
 	.byte   3		; TEXT_TITLE
 	.byte   1,1,1,1,1	; SAVE1,SAVE2,SAVE3,SAVE4,SAVE5
+	.byte   1		; FIRST_SECTOR
 
 ;	.include	"qkumba_popwr.s"