diff --git a/src/dosbox.cpp b/src/dosbox.cpp
index 7f461963..95fa429e 100644
--- a/src/dosbox.cpp
+++ b/src/dosbox.cpp
@@ -229,10 +229,11 @@ void increaseticks() { //Make it return ticksRemain and set it in the function a
 		Bit32s ratio = (ticksScheduled * (CPU_CyclePercUsed*90*1024/100/100)) / ticksDone;
 		Bit32s new_cmax = CPU_CycleMax;
 		Bit64s cproc = (Bit64s)CPU_CycleMax * (Bit64s)ticksScheduled;
+		double ratioremoved = 0.0; //increase scope for logging
 		if (cproc > 0) {
 			/* ignore the cycles added due to the IO delay code in order
 			   to have smoother auto cycle adjustments */
-			double ratioremoved = (double) CPU_IODelayRemoved / (double) cproc;
+			ratioremoved = (double) CPU_IODelayRemoved / (double) cproc;
 			if (ratioremoved < 1.0) {
 				double ratio_not_removed = 1 - ratioremoved;
 				ratio = (Bit32s)((double)ratio * ratio_not_removed);
@@ -265,13 +266,14 @@ void increaseticks() { //Make it return ticksRemain and set it in the function a
 		if (new_cmax < CPU_CYCLES_LOWER_LIMIT)
 			new_cmax = CPU_CYCLES_LOWER_LIMIT;
 		/*
-		LOG(LOG_MISC,LOG_ERROR)("cyclelog: current %06d   cmax %06d   ratio  %05d  done %03d   sched %03d Add %d",
+		LOG(LOG_MISC,LOG_ERROR)("cyclelog: current %06d   cmax %06d   ratio  %05d  done %03d   sched %03d Add %d rr %4.2f",
 			CPU_CycleMax,
 			new_cmax,
 			ratio,
 			ticksDone,
 			ticksScheduled,
-			ticksAdded);
+			ticksAdded,
+			ratioremoved);
 		*/
 
 		/* ratios below 1% are considered to be dropouts due to
@@ -284,7 +286,7 @@ void increaseticks() { //Make it return ticksRemain and set it in the function a
 				CPU_CycleMax = new_cmax;
 				if (CPU_CycleLimit > 0) {
 					if (CPU_CycleMax > CPU_CycleLimit) CPU_CycleMax = CPU_CycleLimit;
-				}
+				} else if (CPU_CycleMax > 2000000) CPU_CycleMax = 2000000; //Hardcoded limit, if no limit was specified.
 			}
 		}