diff --git a/src/common/startscreen/startscreen.cpp b/src/common/startscreen/startscreen.cpp
index 1cb399235..abfac343f 100644
--- a/src/common/startscreen/startscreen.cpp
+++ b/src/common/startscreen/startscreen.cpp
@@ -656,7 +656,11 @@ void FStartScreen::Render(bool force)
 {
 	auto nowtime = I_msTime();
 	// Do not refresh too often. This function gets called a lot more frequently than the screen can update.
+#ifdef _DEBUG
+	if (nowtime - screen->FrameTime > 3000 || force)
+#else
 	if (nowtime - screen->FrameTime > 30 || force)
+#endif
 	{
 		screen->FrameTime = nowtime;
 		screen->FrameTimeNS = I_nsTime();
diff --git a/src/common/startscreen/startscreen_generic.cpp b/src/common/startscreen/startscreen_generic.cpp
index ca6f12128..b76cbd3e2 100644
--- a/src/common/startscreen/startscreen_generic.cpp
+++ b/src/common/startscreen/startscreen_generic.cpp
@@ -113,7 +113,8 @@ bool FGenericStartScreen::DoProgress(int advance)
 		{ // Time to draw another notch.
 			ClearBlock(StartupBitmap, bcolor, (320 - 100) * 2, 480 * 2 - 30, notch_pos, 4 * 2);
 			NotchPos = notch_pos;
-			StartupTexture->CleanHardwareData(true);
+			if (StartupTexture)
+				StartupTexture->CleanHardwareData(true);
 		}
 	}
 	return FStartScreen::DoProgress(advance);