diff --git a/include/mgba-util/ring-fifo.h b/include/mgba-util/ring-fifo.h
index c5b1fdcc5..1cfaa3d00 100644
--- a/include/mgba-util/ring-fifo.h
+++ b/include/mgba-util/ring-fifo.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ struct RingFIFO {
 void RingFIFOInit(struct RingFIFO* buffer, size_t capacity);
 void RingFIFODeinit(struct RingFIFO* buffer);
 size_t RingFIFOCapacity(const struct RingFIFO* buffer);
+size_t RingFIFOSize(const struct RingFIFO* buffer);
 void RingFIFOClear(struct RingFIFO* buffer);
 size_t RingFIFOWrite(struct RingFIFO* buffer, const void* value, size_t length);
 size_t RingFIFORead(struct RingFIFO* buffer, void* output, size_t length);
diff --git a/src/feature/thread-proxy.c b/src/feature/thread-proxy.c
index 8fe944846..196877002 100644
--- a/src/feature/thread-proxy.c
+++ b/src/feature/thread-proxy.c
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ static bool _readData(struct mVideoLogger* logger, void* data, size_t length, bo
 		if (!block || read) {
 			break;
 		}
-		mLOG(GBA_VIDEO, DEBUG, "Proxy thread can't read VRAM. CPU thread asleep?");
+		mLOG(GBA_VIDEO, DEBUG, "Can't read %"PRIz"u bytes. CPU thread asleep?", length);
 		MutexLock(&proxyRenderer->mutex);
 		ConditionWake(&proxyRenderer->fromThreadCond);
 		ConditionWait(&proxyRenderer->toThreadCond, &proxyRenderer->mutex);
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ static void _wait(struct mVideoLogger* logger) {
 		_proxyThreadRecover(proxyRenderer);
 		return;
 	}
-	while (proxyRenderer->threadState == PROXY_THREAD_BUSY) {
+	while (RingFIFOSize(&proxyRenderer->dirtyQueue)) {
 		ConditionWake(&proxyRenderer->toThreadCond);
 		ConditionWait(&proxyRenderer->fromThreadCond, &proxyRenderer->mutex);
 	}
diff --git a/src/feature/video-logger.c b/src/feature/video-logger.c
index 6f49e482d..be1c7b3f7 100644
--- a/src/feature/video-logger.c
+++ b/src/feature/video-logger.c
@@ -258,6 +258,9 @@ void mVideoLoggerRendererFlush(struct mVideoLogger* logger) {
 		0xDEADBEEF,
 	};
 	logger->writeData(logger, &dirty, sizeof(dirty));
+	if (logger->wait) {
+		logger->wait(logger);
+	}
 }
 
 void mVideoLoggerRendererFinishFrame(struct mVideoLogger* logger) {
diff --git a/src/gb/extra/proxy.c b/src/gb/extra/proxy.c
index 5de65ae84..c5230c88c 100644
--- a/src/gb/extra/proxy.c
+++ b/src/gb/extra/proxy.c
@@ -252,7 +252,6 @@ void GBVideoProxyRendererFinishFrame(struct GBVideoRenderer* renderer) {
 	struct GBVideoProxyRenderer* proxyRenderer = (struct GBVideoProxyRenderer*) renderer;
 	if (proxyRenderer->logger->block && proxyRenderer->logger->wait) {
 		proxyRenderer->logger->lock(proxyRenderer->logger);
-		proxyRenderer->logger->wait(proxyRenderer->logger);
 	}
 	if (!proxyRenderer->logger->block) {
 		proxyRenderer->backend->finishFrame(proxyRenderer->backend);
diff --git a/src/gba/extra/proxy.c b/src/gba/extra/proxy.c
index 8189c6f74..d7092f30c 100644
--- a/src/gba/extra/proxy.c
+++ b/src/gba/extra/proxy.c
@@ -146,6 +146,8 @@ static bool _parsePacket(struct mVideoLogger* logger, const struct mVideoLoggerD
 		if (item->address <= SIZE_VRAM - 0x1000) {
 			logger->readData(logger, &logger->vram[item->address >> 1], 0x1000, true);
 			proxyRenderer->backend->writeVRAM(proxyRenderer->backend, item->address);
+		} else {
+			logger->readData(logger, NULL, 0x1000, true);
 		}
 		break;
 	case DIRTY_SCANLINE:
@@ -250,7 +252,6 @@ void GBAVideoProxyRendererFinishFrame(struct GBAVideoRenderer* renderer) {
 	struct GBAVideoProxyRenderer* proxyRenderer = (struct GBAVideoProxyRenderer*) renderer;
 	if (proxyRenderer->logger->block && proxyRenderer->logger->wait) {
 		proxyRenderer->logger->lock(proxyRenderer->logger);
-		proxyRenderer->logger->wait(proxyRenderer->logger);
 	}
 	if (!proxyRenderer->logger->block) {
 		proxyRenderer->backend->finishFrame(proxyRenderer->backend);
@@ -268,7 +269,6 @@ static void GBAVideoProxyRendererGetPixels(struct GBAVideoRenderer* renderer, si
 		proxyRenderer->logger->lock(proxyRenderer->logger);
 		// Insert an extra item into the queue to make sure it gets flushed
 		mVideoLoggerRendererFlush(proxyRenderer->logger);
-		proxyRenderer->logger->wait(proxyRenderer->logger);
 	}
 	proxyRenderer->backend->getPixels(proxyRenderer->backend, stride, pixels);
 	if (proxyRenderer->logger->block && proxyRenderer->logger->wait) {
@@ -282,7 +282,6 @@ static void GBAVideoProxyRendererPutPixels(struct GBAVideoRenderer* renderer, si
 		proxyRenderer->logger->lock(proxyRenderer->logger);
 		// Insert an extra item into the queue to make sure it gets flushed
 		mVideoLoggerRendererFlush(proxyRenderer->logger);
-		proxyRenderer->logger->wait(proxyRenderer->logger);
 	}
 	proxyRenderer->backend->putPixels(proxyRenderer->backend, stride, pixels);
 	if (proxyRenderer->logger->block && proxyRenderer->logger->wait) {
diff --git a/src/util/ring-fifo.c b/src/util/ring-fifo.c
index 39c10934a..0d5b40266 100644
--- a/src/util/ring-fifo.c
+++ b/src/util/ring-fifo.c
@@ -22,6 +22,18 @@ size_t RingFIFOCapacity(const struct RingFIFO* buffer) {
 	return buffer->capacity;
 }
 
+size_t RingFIFOSize(const struct RingFIFO* buffer) {
+	const void* read;
+	const void* write;
+	ATOMIC_LOAD(read, buffer->readPtr);
+	ATOMIC_LOAD(write, buffer->readPtr);
+	if (read <= write) {
+		return (uintptr_t) write - (uintptr_t) read;
+	} else {
+		return buffer->capacity - (uintptr_t) read + (uintptr_t) write;
+	}
+}
+
 void RingFIFOClear(struct RingFIFO* buffer) {
 	ATOMIC_STORE(buffer->readPtr, buffer->data);
 	ATOMIC_STORE(buffer->writePtr, buffer->data);