diff --git a/src/prodos.path.a b/src/prodos.path.a
index f187e1367..a957db213 100644
--- a/src/prodos.path.a
+++ b/src/prodos.path.a
@@ -180,12 +180,8 @@ kStandardPrelaunchRecord
 kCoverFadeRecord
          !source "src/index/coverfade.idx.a"
 
-kGRFizzleRecord
-         !source "src/index/gr.fizzle.idx.a"
-
-kDGRFizzleRecord
-         !source "src/index/dgr.fizzle.idx.a"
-
+; following three records must end up on the same page
+; after relocation to LC RAM
 kHelpBackgroundRecord
          !source "src/index/res.help.idx.a"
 
@@ -194,3 +190,13 @@ kTitleRecord
 
 kCoverRecord
          !source "src/index/res.cover.idx.a"
+
+!if (RELBASE != $2000) and (>kCoverRecord != >kHelpBackgroundRecord) {
+         !serious "cover records are not all on the same page: ", kHelpBackgroundRecord, ", ", kTitleRecord, ", ", kCoverRecord
+}
+
+kGRFizzleRecord
+         !source "src/index/gr.fizzle.idx.a"
+
+kDGRFizzleRecord
+         !source "src/index/dgr.fizzle.idx.a"