diff --git a/QSB/SectorSync/QSBSectorManager.cs b/QSB/SectorSync/QSBSectorManager.cs
index 3d345bfd..389060ff 100644
--- a/QSB/SectorSync/QSBSectorManager.cs
+++ b/QSB/SectorSync/QSBSectorManager.cs
@@ -91,11 +91,15 @@ public class QSBSectorManager : WorldObjectManager
 
 		// time loop spinning ring
 		{
+			// NH can remove this
 			var TimeLoopRing_Body = GameObject.Find("TimeLoopRing_Body");
-			var Sector_TimeLoopInterior = GameObject.Find("Sector_TimeLoopInterior").GetComponent<Sector>();
-			// use the same trigger as the parent sector
-			FakeSector.Create(TimeLoopRing_Body, Sector_TimeLoopInterior,
-				x => x._triggerRoot = Sector_TimeLoopInterior._triggerRoot);
+			if (TimeLoopRing_Body)
+			{
+				var Sector_TimeLoopInterior = GameObject.Find("Sector_TimeLoopInterior").GetComponent<Sector>();
+				// use the same trigger as the parent sector
+				FakeSector.Create(TimeLoopRing_Body, Sector_TimeLoopInterior,
+					x => x._triggerRoot = Sector_TimeLoopInterior._triggerRoot);
+			}
 		}
 
 		// TH elevators
diff --git a/QSB/WorldSync/QSBWorldSync.cs b/QSB/WorldSync/QSBWorldSync.cs
index f3604883..ce53ade5 100644
--- a/QSB/WorldSync/QSBWorldSync.cs
+++ b/QSB/WorldSync/QSBWorldSync.cs
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ public static class QSBWorldSync
 			await UniTask.WaitUntil(() => PlayerTransformSync.LocalInstance, cancellationToken: _cts.Token);
 		}
 
-		// let nh do things first :)
-		// makin it nice and long to be safe
+		// let NH do things first :)
+		// makin it nice and long to be safe. dw things still work no matter the delay
 		await UniTask.DelayFrame(100, cancellationToken: _cts.Token);
 
 		GameInit();