diff --git a/src/sound/mididevices/midi_cvars.cpp b/src/sound/mididevices/midi_cvars.cpp
index 77570fc3b..4545869d0 100644
--- a/src/sound/mididevices/midi_cvars.cpp
+++ b/src/sound/mididevices/midi_cvars.cpp
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ void Fluid_SetupConfig(FluidConfig *config, const char* patches, bool systemfall
 			if (FileExists(sysdir))
 			{
 				config->fluid_patchset.push_back(sysdir);
-				return 1;
+				return;
 			}
 			// Try again with CT2MGM.SF2
 			sysdir[filepart + 3] = '2';
@@ -573,6 +573,7 @@ CUSTOM_CVAR(Bool, midi_dmxgus, false, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG)	// This
 
 CUSTOM_CVAR(String, gus_patchdir, "", CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG)
 {
+	gusConfig.gus_patchdir = self;
 	CheckRestart(MDEV_GUS);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/sound/mididevices/music_timidity_mididevice.cpp b/src/sound/mididevices/music_timidity_mididevice.cpp
index f11153319..bd7888103 100644
--- a/src/sound/mididevices/music_timidity_mididevice.cpp
+++ b/src/sound/mididevices/music_timidity_mididevice.cpp
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ void TimidityMIDIDevice::LoadInstruments(GUSConfig *config)
 			config->instruments.reset(new Timidity::Instruments(psreader));
 			bool success = config->instruments->LoadDMXGUS(config->gus_memsize) >= 0;
 			
-			delete psreader;
 			config->dmxgus.clear();
 			
 			if (success)
@@ -130,7 +129,6 @@ void TimidityMIDIDevice::LoadInstruments(GUSConfig *config)
 		config->loadedConfig = config->readerName;
 		config->instruments.reset(new Timidity::Instruments(config->reader));
 		bool err = config->instruments->LoadConfig() < 0;
-		delete config->reader;
 		config->reader = nullptr;
 		
 		if (err)