diff --git a/toolbox/mm.cpp b/toolbox/mm.cpp
index 0d8b621..4ccdf9b 100644
--- a/toolbox/mm.cpp
+++ b/toolbox/mm.cpp
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ namespace MM
 
 	namespace Native {
 
-		uint16_t NewPtr(uint32_t size, uint32_t &mcptr)
+		uint16_t NewPtr(uint32_t size, bool clear, uint32_t &mcptr)
 		{
 			// native pointers.
 
@@ -86,6 +86,9 @@ namespace MM
 				return memFullErr;
 			}
 
+			if (clear)
+				std::memset(ptr, 0, size);
+
 			mcptr = ptr - Memory;
 			PtrMap.emplace(std::make_pair(mcptr, size));
 
@@ -219,17 +222,7 @@ namespace MM
 
 		uint32_t mcptr;
 		uint16_t error;
-		error = Native::NewPtr(size, mcptr);
-
-		if (!error)
-		{
-			if (clear && mcptr)
-			{
-				uint8_t *ptr = memoryPointer(mcptr);
-				std::memset(ptr, 0, size);
-			}
-
-		}
+		error = Native::NewPtr(size, clear, mcptr);
 
 		cpuSetAReg(0, mcptr);
 		return SetMemError(error);
diff --git a/toolbox/mm.h b/toolbox/mm.h
index 7a2c7f2..5e6b487 100644
--- a/toolbox/mm.h
+++ b/toolbox/mm.h
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ namespace MM
 	namespace Native
 	{
 		uint16_t NewHandle(uint32_t size, uint32_t &handle);
-		uint16_t NewPtr(uint32_t size, uint32_t &pointer);
-		
+		uint16_t NewPtr(uint32_t size, bool clear, uint32_t &pointer);
+
 		uint16_t DisposeHandle(uint32_t handle);
 		uint16_t DisposePtr(uint32_t pointer);
 	}