diff --git a/compiler/res/prog8lib/cx16/gfx2.p8 b/compiler/res/prog8lib/cx16/gfx2.p8
index 94b61c808..7f048d339 100644
--- a/compiler/res/prog8lib/cx16/gfx2.p8
+++ b/compiler/res/prog8lib/cx16/gfx2.p8
@@ -759,6 +759,7 @@ skip:
             cx16.VERA_CTRL = 1
             cx16.VERA_ADDR_H = cx16.r1L
             cx16.VERA_ADDR = cx16.r0
+            cx16.VERA_CTRL = 0
         }
 
         sub fill_scanline_left_8bpp() -> bool {
diff --git a/docs/source/todo.rst b/docs/source/todo.rst
index b61aa6b39..578e1b3b7 100644
--- a/docs/source/todo.rst
+++ b/docs/source/todo.rst
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ TODO
 
 IR: add codegen for containmentcheck literal + test that it actually works (positive and negative)
 
-Fix testgfx2 screen text being uppercase (should be upper+lowercased)
-
 diskio.internal_f_tell gets included in the assembly even though f_tell is never called ??? (when using another routine from diskio...)
 
 IR: Improve codegen for for loops downto 0.  (BPL if <=127 etc like 6502 codegen?)