diff --git a/src/backend/core/Interpreter.cpp b/src/backend/core/Interpreter.cpp
index 332e4f3..e799858 100644
--- a/src/backend/core/Interpreter.cpp
+++ b/src/backend/core/Interpreter.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include <Core.hpp>
 #include <Scheduler.hpp>
+#include <mem/Utils.hpp>
 
 namespace n64 {
 Interpreter::Interpreter(Mem &mem, Registers &regs) : regs(regs), mem(mem) {}
@@ -118,11 +119,18 @@ bool Interpreter::DetectIdleLoop(const std::array<Instruction, MAX_INSTR_PER_BLO
         // _andi reg2, reg1, immediate
 
         auto branch = code[lastInstructionIndex - 1];
-        auto load = code[lastInstructionIndex - 2]; // load
+        auto load = code[lastInstructionIndex - 2];
+        bool isLoad = load.opcode() == Instruction::LW || load.opcode() == Instruction::LWU;
+        if (isLoad) {
+            const s16 offset = load;
+            const u64 address = regs.Read<s64>(load.rs()) + offset;
+            u32 paddr;
+            if (!regs.cop0.MapVAddr(Cop0::LOAD, address, paddr))
+                panic("Failed to translate load address in DetectIdleLoop");
 
-        return (load.opcode() == Instruction::LW || load.opcode() == Instruction::LWU) &&
-            delay.opcode() == Instruction::ANDI && branch.IsBranch() && branch.offset() == -8 &&
-            load.rt() == delay.rs() && delay.rt() == branch.rs();
+            return isLoad && delay.opcode() == Instruction::ANDI && branch.IsBranch() && branch.offset() == -8 &&
+                load.rt() == delay.rs() && delay.rt() == branch.rs() && IsAddressMMIOorRDRAM(paddr);
+        }
     }
 
     if (len == 4) {
@@ -132,12 +140,19 @@ bool Interpreter::DetectIdleLoop(const std::array<Instruction, MAX_INSTR_PER_BLO
         // _nop
 
         auto branch = code[lastInstructionIndex - 1];
-        auto andi = code[lastInstructionIndex - 2]; // andi
-        auto load = code[lastInstructionIndex - 3]; // load
+        auto andi = code[lastInstructionIndex - 2];
+        auto load = code[lastInstructionIndex - 3];
+        const s16 offset = load;
+        const u64 address = regs.Read<s64>(load.rs()) + offset;
+        bool isLoad = load.opcode() == Instruction::LW || load.opcode() == Instruction::LWU;
+        if (isLoad) {
+            u32 paddr;
+            if (!regs.cop0.MapVAddr(Cop0::LOAD, address, paddr))
+                panic("Failed to translate load address in DetectIdleLoop");
 
-        return (load.opcode() == Instruction::LW || load.opcode() == Instruction::LWU) &&
-            andi.opcode() == Instruction::ANDI && branch.IsBranch() && branch.offset() == -12 &&
-            load.rt() == andi.rs() && andi.rt() == branch.rs();
+            return isLoad && andi.opcode() == Instruction::ANDI && branch.IsBranch() && branch.offset() == -12 &&
+                load.rt() == andi.rs() && andi.rt() == branch.rs() && IsAddressMMIOorRDRAM(paddr);
+        }
     }
 
     return false;
diff --git a/src/backend/core/mem/Utils.hpp b/src/backend/core/mem/Utils.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c2775d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/backend/core/mem/Utils.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#pragma once
+#include <common.hpp>
+#include <ircolib/mem_access.hpp>
+#include <MemoryRegions.hpp>
+
+namespace n64 {
+static bool IsAddressMMIOorRDRAM(u32 addr) {
+    if (ircolib::IsInsideRange(addr, RDRAM_REGION_START, RDRAM_REGION_END))
+        return true;
+
+    if (ircolib::IsInsideRange(addr, MMIO_REGION_START_1, MMIO_REGION_END_1) ||
+        ircolib::IsInsideRange(addr, MMIO_REGION_START_2, MMIO_REGION_END_2))
+        return true;
+
+    return false;
+}
+} // namespace n64
diff --git a/src/frontend/main.cpp b/src/frontend/main.cpp
index 6583399..9b86568 100644
--- a/src/frontend/main.cpp
+++ b/src/frontend/main.cpp
@@ -2,16 +2,17 @@
 #include <cflags.hpp>
 
 int main(const int argc, char **argv) {
-  KaizenGui kaizenGui; 
-  cflags::cflags flags;
-  flags.add_string_callback('\0', "rom", [&kaizenGui](const std::string& v) { kaizenGui.LoadROM(v); }, "Rom to launch from command-line");
-  flags.add_string_callback('\0', "movie", [](const std::string& v) { KaizenGui::LoadTAS(v); }, "Mupen Movie to replay");
+    KaizenGui kaizenGui;
+    cflags::cflags flags;
+    flags.add_string_callback(
+        '\0', "rom", [&kaizenGui](const std::string &v) { kaizenGui.LoadROM(v); }, "Rom to launch from command-line");
+    flags.add_string_callback(
+        '\0', "movie", [](const std::string &v) { KaizenGui::LoadTAS(v); }, "Mupen Movie to replay");
 
-  if(!flags.parse(argc, argv)) {
-    return -1;
-  }
+    if (!flags.parse(argc, argv))
+        return -1;
 
-  kaizenGui.run();
+    kaizenGui.run();
 
-  return 0;
+    return 0;
 }