diff --git a/hardmode.asm b/hardmode.asm
index 0bda634..1b7fe8b 100644
--- a/hardmode.asm
+++ b/hardmode.asm
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ CalculateByrnaUsage:
 		PLX
 	++
 	LDA $7EF36E ; thing we wrote over
-RTL
+	JML IncrementMagicUseCounterByrna
 ;--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 CalculateCapeUsage:
 	LDA $1B : BEQ ++
@@ -51,8 +51,7 @@ CalculateCapeUsage:
 		LDA.l HardModeExclusionCapeUsage, X : STA $4C ; set cape decrement timer
 		PLX
 	++
-	LDA $7EF36E ; thing we wrote over
-RTL
+	JML IncrementMagicUseCounterOne
 ;--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ActivateInvulnerabilityOrDont:
 	LDA $1B : BEQ .nowhere_special
diff --git a/stats.asm b/stats.asm
index f76b0e1..4263c5d 100644
--- a/stats.asm
+++ b/stats.asm
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ IncrementDamageTakenCounter_Eight:
 ++	STA.l !DAMAGE_COUNTER
 +	PLP
 	PLA
-RTL
+	RTL
 
 IncrementDamageTakenCounter_Arb:
 	PHP
@@ -398,10 +398,12 @@ IncrementDamageTakenCounter_Arb:
 +	PLP
 
 	LDA.l $7EF36D
-RTL
+	RTL
 
 IncrementMagicUseCounter:
 	STA.l $7EF36E
+
+IncrementMagicUseCounterByrna:
 	PHA : PHP
 	LDA !LOCK_STATS : BNE +
 	REP #$21
@@ -413,7 +415,18 @@ IncrementMagicUseCounter:
 ++	STA.l !MAGIC_COUNTER
 +	PLP : PLA
 
-RTL
+	RTL
+
+IncrementMagicUseCounterOne:
+	LDA !LOCK_STATS : BNE +
+	REP #$20
+	LDA.l !MAGIC_COUNTER
+	INC
+	BEQ ++
+	STA.l !MAGIC_COUNTER
+++	SEP #$20
++	LDA.l $7EF36E
+	RTL
 
 ;--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 !OW_MIRROR_COUNTER = "$7EF43A"