diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 88080c5..90e78d6 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -114,11 +114,26 @@ void setup_clocks(void)
 static bool dma_ready = false;
 static int dma_channel;
 
+/**
+ * @brief Represents a program running on the SM of a PIO.
+ *
+ */
+typedef struct PIORun
+{
+	PIO pio;     //< executing PIO
+	uint offset; //< PIO memory offset for program
+	uint sm;     //< executing SM
+} PIORun;
+
+PIORun *vga_pixel_ptr = NULL;
+
 void new_frame_handler(void)
 {
-	// restart DMA
-	if (dma_ready)
-		dma_channel_set_read_addr(dma_channel, &frames[0].data[0], true);
+	if (vga_pixel_ptr && dma_ready)
+	{
+		pio_sm_put_blocking(vga_pixel_ptr->pio, vga_pixel_ptr->sm, 0);
+		dma_channel_set_read_addr(dma_channel, &frames[0].data[4], true);
+	}
 
 	pio_interrupt_clear(pio0_hw, 1);
 }
@@ -134,6 +149,11 @@ void set_pixel(uint16_t x, uint16_t y)
 	frames[0].data[y * 80 + x / 8] |= (1 << x % 8);
 }
 
+void clear_pixel(uint16_t x, uint16_t y)
+{
+	frames[0].data[y * 80 + x / 8] &= ~(1 << x % 8);
+}
+
 void draw_simple_line(uint16_t x, uint16_t y, uint16_t len, bool horizontal)
 {
 	for (uint16_t i = 0; i < len; ++i)
@@ -145,17 +165,6 @@ void draw_simple_line(uint16_t x, uint16_t y, uint16_t len, bool horizontal)
 	}
 }
 
-/**
- * @brief Represents a program running on the SM of a PIO.
- *
- */
-typedef struct PIORun
-{
-	PIO pio;     //< executing PIO
-	uint offset; //< PIO memory offset for program
-	uint sm;     //< executing SM
-} PIORun;
-
 int main()
 {
 	setup_clocks();
@@ -169,7 +178,9 @@ int main()
 	for (uint16_t x = 0; x < 639; ++x) // last pixel high -> bad
 	{
 		if ((x / 32) % 2 == 0)
-			set_pixel(x, 21);
+			set_pixel(x, 20);
+		if ((x / 32) % 2 == 1)
+			set_pixel(x, 23);
 		set_pixel(x, 239);
 		set_pixel(x, 479);
 	}
@@ -177,7 +188,8 @@ int main()
 	for (uint16_t y = 21; y < 480; ++y)
 	{
 		set_pixel(0 + ((y - 20) / 10) * 4, y);
-		set_pixel(239, y);
+		set_pixel(0, y);
+		set_pixel(319, y);
 		set_pixel(638, y);
 	}
 	// try to find strangeness using stairs
@@ -191,6 +203,8 @@ int main()
 	draw_simple_line(100, 104, 8, true);
 	draw_simple_line(100, 108, 8, true);
 
+	clear_pixel(639, 479);
+
 	// Running programs on PIO
 	PIORun vga_hsync, vga_vsync, vga_pixel;
 	vga_hsync.pio = vga_vsync.pio = vga_pixel.pio = pio0;
@@ -227,6 +241,7 @@ int main()
 	printf("OK\n");
 
 	// VGA pixel program
+	vga_pixel_ptr = &vga_pixel;
 	printf("Starting VGA pixel machine... ");
 	if (!pio_can_add_program(vga_pixel.pio, &vga_free_run_program))
 		panic("cannot add program");
@@ -249,8 +264,8 @@ int main()
 	irq_set_exclusive_handler(DMA_IRQ_0, dma_handler);
 	irq_set_enabled(DMA_IRQ_0, true);
 
-	dma_channel_configure(dma_channel, &dma_config, &pio0_hw->txf[2], &frames[0].data[0], 9600,
-	                      false);
+	dma_channel_configure(dma_channel, &dma_config, &pio0_hw->txf[2], &frames[0].data[0], 9600 - 1,
+	                      true);
 
 	dma_ready = true;
 	printf("OK\n");
diff --git a/src/vga.pio b/src/vga.pio
index 3f41d26..f43e54c 100644
--- a/src/vga.pio
+++ b/src/vga.pio
@@ -52,11 +52,12 @@ vsync_pulse:
     set pins, 0
     jmp x-- vsync_pulse
 
+    irq set 1
+
     mov x, osr
 vsync_idle:
     wait irq 0
     set pins, 1
     jmp x-- vsync_idle
 
-    irq set 1
 .wrap