diff --git a/rtl/VX_fetch.v b/rtl/VX_fetch.v
index 391c8a1d..bcb08c83 100644
--- a/rtl/VX_fetch.v
+++ b/rtl/VX_fetch.v
@@ -22,12 +22,15 @@ module VX_fetch (
 		wire           scheduled_warp;
 
 
+		wire pipe_stall;
+
+
 		// Only reason this is there is because there is a hidden assumption that decode is exactly after fetch
 		reg stall_might_be_branch;
 		always @(posedge clk) begin
 			if (reset) begin
 				stall_might_be_branch <= 0;
-			end else if (stall_might_be_branch == 1'b1) begin
+			end else if ((stall_might_be_branch == 1'b1) && !icache_stage_delay && !schedule_delay) begin
 				stall_might_be_branch <= 0;
 			end else if (scheduled_warp == 1'b1) begin
 				stall_might_be_branch <= 1'b1;
@@ -35,7 +38,6 @@ module VX_fetch (
 		end
 
 		// Locals
-		wire pipe_stall;
 
 
 		assign pipe_stall = schedule_delay || icache_stage_delay || stall_might_be_branch;
@@ -97,7 +99,7 @@ module VX_fetch (
 			);
 
 		assign fe_inst_meta_fi.warp_num  = warp_num;
-		assign fe_inst_meta_fi.valid     = thread_mask;
+		assign fe_inst_meta_fi.valid     = thread_mask && {`NT{!stall_might_be_branch}};
 
 		assign fe_inst_meta_fi.inst_pc     = warp_pc;
 
diff --git a/rtl/VX_icache_stage.v b/rtl/VX_icache_stage.v
index b642f722..daeaef5b 100644
--- a/rtl/VX_icache_stage.v
+++ b/rtl/VX_icache_stage.v
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ module VX_icache_stage (
 		assign fe_inst_meta_id.instruction = (!valid_inst || icache_response.delay) ? 32'b0 : icache_response.instruction;
 		assign fe_inst_meta_id.inst_pc     = fe_inst_meta_fi.inst_pc;
 		assign fe_inst_meta_id.warp_num    = fe_inst_meta_fi.warp_num;
-		assign fe_inst_meta_id.valid       = fe_inst_meta_fi.valid;
+		assign fe_inst_meta_id.valid       = fe_inst_meta_fi.valid & {`NT{!icache_stage_delay}};
 
 
 endmodule
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