diff --git a/disk_bug/README b/disk_bug/README
index 91d33689..93324daa 100644
--- a/disk_bug/README
+++ b/disk_bug/README
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+NOTE: in the end this was a bug in qkumba's qboot, not AppleWin
+
 this is a test case for a possible AppleWin bug
 
 there is possibly a bug in AppleWin 1.29.14.0 when the disk2 drive
diff --git a/disk_bug/qboot_stage2.s b/disk_bug/qboot_stage2.s
index 70b316a3..c5dffcbf 100644
--- a/disk_bug/qboot_stage2.s
+++ b/disk_bug/qboot_stage2.s
@@ -244,8 +244,8 @@ seekret:
 	rts
 
 seek:
-	lda	#0
-	sta	step+1
+	ldx	#0
+	stx	step+1
 copy_cur:
 curtrk:
 	lda	#0
diff --git a/mist/qboot_stage2.s b/mist/qboot_stage2.s
index 70b316a3..c5dffcbf 100644
--- a/mist/qboot_stage2.s
+++ b/mist/qboot_stage2.s
@@ -244,8 +244,8 @@ seekret:
 	rts
 
 seek:
-	lda	#0
-	sta	step+1
+	ldx	#0
+	stx	step+1
 copy_cur:
 curtrk:
 	lda	#0