diff --git a/wled00/FX.h b/wled00/FX.h
index 04eabe70..19175985 100644
--- a/wled00/FX.h
+++ b/wled00/FX.h
@@ -945,9 +945,9 @@ class WS2812FX {  // 96 bytes
       milliampsPerLed,
       cctBlending,
       getActiveSegmentsNum(void)  const,
-      getFirstSelectedSegId(void) __attribute__((pure)),
+      __attribute__((pure)) getFirstSelectedSegId(void),
       getLastActiveSegmentId(void) const,
-      getActiveSegsLightCapabilities(bool selectedOnly = false) __attribute__((pure)),
+      __attribute__((pure)) getActiveSegsLightCapabilities(bool selectedOnly = false),
       setPixelSegment(uint8_t n);
 
     inline uint8_t getBrightness(void)  const { return _brightness; }
diff --git a/wled00/bus_manager.cpp b/wled00/bus_manager.cpp
index cb3d8fac..82e2c015 100644
--- a/wled00/bus_manager.cpp
+++ b/wled00/bus_manager.cpp
@@ -527,6 +527,7 @@ BusHub75Matrix::BusHub75Matrix(BusConfig &bc) : Bus(bc.type, bc.start, bc.autoWh
 
   _valid = false;
   fourScanPanel = nullptr;
+  _len = 0;
 
     mxconfig.double_buff = false; // Use our own memory-optimised buffer rather than the driver's own double-buffer  
  
@@ -744,6 +745,11 @@ BusHub75Matrix::BusHub75Matrix(BusConfig &bc) : Bus(bc.type, bc.start, bc.autoWh
 
   // OK, now we can create our matrix object
   display = new MatrixPanel_I2S_DMA(mxconfig);
+  if (display == nullptr) {
+      USER_PRINTLN("****** MatrixPanel_I2S_DMA !KABOOM! driver allocation failed ***********");
+      USER_PRINT(F("heap usage: ")); USER_PRINTLN(lastHeap - ESP.getFreeHeap());
+      return;
+  }
 
   this->_len = (display->width() * display->height());
 
diff --git a/wled00/wled00.ino b/wled00/wled00.ino
index b19441a2..6f1f22d5 100644
--- a/wled00/wled00.ino
+++ b/wled00/wled00.ino
@@ -74,7 +74,10 @@ void loop() {
   //WLEDMM show loops per second
   loopCounter++;
   if (millis() - lastMillis >= 10000) {
-    //USER_PRINTF("%lu lps\n",loopCounter/10);
+    long delta = millis() - lastMillis;
+    if (delta > 0) {
+      //USER_PRINTF("%lu lps\n",(loopCounter*1000U) / delta);
+    }
     lastMillis = millis();
     loopCounter = 0;
   }