diff --git a/mist/link_book_mist.s b/mist/link_book_mist.s
index d99f82b1..8e77aeb9 100644
--- a/mist/link_book_mist.s
+++ b/mist/link_book_mist.s
@@ -19,8 +19,15 @@ mist_link_book:
 	sta	BTC_L
 	lda	#>linking_noise
 	sta	BTC_H
+
+	ldy	#0
+	lda	(BTC_L),Y
+	cmp	#$55			; hack
+	bne	skip_audio
+
 	ldx	#LINKING_NOISE_LENGTH		; 45 pages long???
 	jsr	play_audio
+skip_audio:
 
 	lda	#OCTAGON_CEILING
 	sta	LOCATION
diff --git a/mist/stoney.s b/mist/stoney.s
index 8e398eaa..26180a97 100644
--- a/mist/stoney.s
+++ b/mist/stoney.s
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ do_animate_stoney_book:
 	lda	#0
 	sta	ANIMATE_FRAME
 done_animate_book:
-	jmp	nothing_special
+	rts