diff --git a/wally-pipelined/regression/wally-busybear.do b/wally-pipelined/regression/wally-busybear.do
index b5b7a7bee..64498eeb0 100644
--- a/wally-pipelined/regression/wally-busybear.do
+++ b/wally-pipelined/regression/wally-busybear.do
@@ -130,6 +130,6 @@ add wave /testbench_busybear/InstrWName
 #set DefaultRadix hexadecimal
 #
 #-- Run the Simulation 
-run 621530
+run 1483850
 #run -all
 ##quit
diff --git a/wally-pipelined/testbench/testbench-busybear.sv b/wally-pipelined/testbench/testbench-busybear.sv
index 77aac8ce2..28d196290 100644
--- a/wally-pipelined/testbench/testbench-busybear.sv
+++ b/wally-pipelined/testbench/testbench-busybear.sv
@@ -180,6 +180,8 @@ module testbench_busybear();
         PCtext = {PCtext, " ", PCtext2};
       end
       scan_file_PC = $fscanf(data_file_PC, "%x\n", InstrF);
+      if(InstrF[6:0] == 7'b1010011) // for now, NOP out any float instrs
+        InstrF = 32'b0010011;
       // then expected PC value
       scan_file_PC = $fscanf(data_file_PC, "%x\n", pcExpected);
       if (instrs <= 10 || (instrs <= 100 && instrs % 10 == 0) ||