diff --git a/wally-pipelined/regression/wally-busybear.do b/wally-pipelined/regression/wally-busybear.do
index cd9225d77..cc8fa8cde 100644
--- a/wally-pipelined/regression/wally-busybear.do
+++ b/wally-pipelined/regression/wally-busybear.do
@@ -27,11 +27,14 @@ vlib work-busybear
 # "Extra checking for conflicts with always_comb done at vopt time"
 # because vsim will run vopt
 vlog +incdir+../config/busybear ../testbench/*.sv ../src/*/*.sv -suppress 2583
+
 
 # start and run simulation
 # remove +acc flag for faster sim during regressions if there is no need to access internal signals
 vopt +acc work.testbench_busybear -o workopt 
 vsim workopt -suppress 8852,12070
+mem load -startaddress 0 -endaddress 1024 -filltype value -fillradix hex -filldata 0 /testbench_busybear/bootram
+mem load -startaddress 0 -i "/courses/e190ax/busybear_boot/bootmem.txt" -format hex /testbench_busybear/bootram
 
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diff --git a/wally-pipelined/testbench/testbench-busybear.sv b/wally-pipelined/testbench/testbench-busybear.sv
index 834a52ca9..95408558d 100644
--- a/wally-pipelined/testbench/testbench-busybear.sv
+++ b/wally-pipelined/testbench/testbench-busybear.sv
@@ -177,7 +177,8 @@ module testbench_busybear();
 
   logic [`XLEN-1:0] RAM[('h8000000 >> 3):0];
   logic [`XLEN-1:0] bootram[('h2000 >> 3):0];
-  logic [`XLEN-1:0] readRAM, readPC;
+  logic [`XLEN-1:0] readRAM;
+  logic [31:0]      readPC;
   integer RAMAdr, RAMPC;
   assign RAMAdr = (HADDR - (HADDR > 'h2fff ? 'h80000000 : 'h1000)) >> 3;
   assign RAMPC = (PCF - (PCF > 'h2fff ? 'h80000000 : 'h1000)) >> 3;
@@ -194,7 +195,7 @@ module testbench_busybear();
   end
   always @(PCF) begin
     if (PCF >= 'h80000000 && PCF <= 'h87FFFFFF) begin
-      readPC = RAM[RAMPC];
+      readPC = RAM[RAMPC] >> PCF[2] * 32;
     end
   end
   // there's almost certianly a better way than just copying this, but its simple enough for now:
@@ -208,8 +209,9 @@ module testbench_busybear();
     end
   end
   always @(PCF) begin
+    $write(""); // I know this does nothing, the first instruction doesn't load for me without it
     if (PCF >= 'h1000 && PCF <= 'h2FFF) begin
-      readPC = bootram[RAMPC];
+      readPC = bootram[RAMPC] >> PCF[2] * 32;
     end
   end
 
@@ -431,7 +433,7 @@ module testbench_busybear();
         $display("%0t ps, instr %0d: PC does not equal PC expected: %x, %x", $time, instrs, PCF, pcExpected);
         `ERROR
       end
-      if (readPC != InstrF) begin
+      if ((~speculative) && (readPC != InstrF)) begin
         $display("%0t ps, instr %0d: readPC does not equal InstrF: %x, %x", $time, instrs, readPC, InstrF);
         warningCount += 1;
       end