diff --git a/bin/basic_generic.rom b/bin/basic_generic.rom
index f1d719c8..ef561550 100644
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diff --git a/bin/basic_mega65.rom b/bin/basic_mega65.rom
index e12993d3..62f86610 100644
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diff --git a/bin/basic_ultimate64.rom b/bin/basic_ultimate64.rom
index a870b4ac..4bb5d792 100644
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diff --git a/bin/kernal_generic.rom b/bin/kernal_generic.rom
index d5c4c797..77e70507 100644
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diff --git a/bin/kernal_mega65.rom b/bin/kernal_mega65.rom
index d0870777..60c1d313 100644
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diff --git a/bin/kernal_ultimate64.rom b/bin/kernal_ultimate64.rom
index 8b59fe08..6f0041a7 100644
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diff --git a/c64/kernal/assets/kernal_messages.s b/c64/kernal/assets/kernal_messages.s
index 9bbc3e33..b87bce48 100644
--- a/c64/kernal/assets/kernal_messages.s
+++ b/c64/kernal/assets/kernal_messages.s
@@ -17,28 +17,28 @@ __kernal_messages_start:
 
 __kernal_message_searching_for:
 	.byte $0D
-	.text "SEARCHING FOR "
-	.byte 0
+	.text "SEARCHING FOR"
+	.byte $80 + $20 // end of string mark + space
 
 __kernal_message_loading:
 	.byte $0D
-	.text "LOADING"
-	.byte 0
+	.text "LOADIN"
+	.byte $80 + $47 // end of string mark + 'G'
 
 __kernal_message_verifying:
 	.byte $0D
-	.text "VERIFYING"
-	.byte 0
+	.text "VERIFYIN"
+	.byte $80 + $47 // end of string mark + 'G'
 
 __kernal_message_saving:
 	.byte $0D
-	.text "SAVING"
-	.byte 0
+	.text "SAVIN"
+	.byte $80 + $47 // end of string mark + 'G'
 
 __kernal_message_from_hex:
-	.text " FROM $"
-	.byte 0
+	.text " FROM "
+	.byte $80 + $24 // end of string mark + '$'
 
 __kernal_message_to_hex:
-	.text " TO $"
-	.byte 0
+	.text " TO "
+	.byte $80 + $24 // end of string mark + '$'
diff --git a/c64/kernal/print/print_kernal_message.s b/c64/kernal/print/print_kernal_message.s
index ed2b9f4e..6ae7a23d 100644
--- a/c64/kernal/print/print_kernal_message.s
+++ b/c64/kernal/print/print_kernal_message.s
@@ -10,5 +10,6 @@
 print_kernal_message:
 
 	lda __kernal_messages_start, x
-	bne !- // 0 marks end of string
-	rts
+	bpl !- // 0 marks end of string
+	and #$7F
+	jmp JCHROUT