diff --git a/source/common/hid.c b/source/common/hid.c
index a821c81..fc3fa95 100644
--- a/source/common/hid.c
+++ b/source/common/hid.c
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ u32 InputWait() {
     u32 pad_state_old = HID_STATE;
     u32 cart_state_old = CART_STATE;
     u32 sd_state_old = SD_STATE;
-    u64 timer = timer_start();
+    u64 timer_dpad = timer_start();
+    u64 timer_mcu = timer_dpad;
     delay = (delay) ? 72 : 128;
     while (true) {
         u32 pad_state = HID_STATE;
@@ -19,11 +20,12 @@ u32 InputWait() {
             if (sd_state != sd_state_old)
                 return sd_state ? SD_INSERT : SD_EJECT;
             u8 special_key;
-            if (I2C_readRegBuf(I2C_DEV_MCU, 0x10, &special_key, 1)) {
+            if ((timer_msec(timer_mcu) >= 64) && (I2C_readRegBuf(I2C_DEV_MCU, 0x10, &special_key, 1))) {
                 if (special_key == 0x01)
                     return pad_state | BUTTON_POWER;
                 else if (special_key == 0x04)
                     return pad_state | BUTTON_HOME;
+                timer_mcu = timer_start();
             }
             pad_state_old = pad_state;
             delay = 0;
@@ -31,7 +33,7 @@ u32 InputWait() {
         }
         if ((pad_state == pad_state_old) &&
             (!(pad_state & BUTTON_ARROW) ||
-            (delay && (timer_msec(timer) < delay))))
+            (delay && (timer_msec(timer_dpad) < delay))))
             continue;
         // make sure the key is pressed
         u32 t_pressed = 0;