diff --git a/examples/the-hat-chooses-the-wizard/src/main.rs b/examples/the-hat-chooses-the-wizard/src/main.rs
index f2b8fbc2..e081e6e3 100644
--- a/examples/the-hat-chooses-the-wizard/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/the-hat-chooses-the-wizard/src/main.rs
@@ -788,6 +788,9 @@ fn main(mut agb: agb::Gba) -> ! {
         let mut mixer = agb.mixer.mixer(&mut timer_controller.timer0);
 
         let mut timer = timer_controller.timer1;
+        let mut timer_cascade = timer_controller.timer2;
+        timer_cascade.set_cascade(true);
+        timer_cascade.set_enabled(true);
         timer.set_enabled(true);
 
         object.set_sprite_palettes(object_sheet::object_sheet.palettes);
@@ -880,16 +883,28 @@ fn main(mut agb: agb::Gba) -> ! {
                 agb::input::ButtonController::new(),
             );
 
-            let before_init_cycles = timer.get_value();
-            level.background.init_background(&mut vram);
-            let after_init_cycles = timer.get_value();
-
             music_box.before_frame(&mut mixer);
             mixer.frame();
             vblank.wait_for_vblank();
             mixer.after_vblank();
+            let (before_init_cycles, before_init_cycles_2) =
+                (timer.get_value(), timer_cascade.get_value());
 
+            level.background.init_background(&mut vram);
+
+            let (after_init_cycles, after_init_cycles_2) =
+                (timer.get_value(), timer_cascade.get_value());
+            let after_init_cycles =
+                (after_init_cycles as u32) | ((after_init_cycles_2 as u32) << 16);
+            let before_init_cycles =
+                (before_init_cycles as u32) | ((before_init_cycles_2 as u32) << 16);
+
+            music_box.before_frame(&mut mixer);
+            mixer.frame();
             agb::println!("cycles for init {}", after_init_cycles - before_init_cycles);
+            vblank.wait_for_vblank();
+
+            mixer.after_vblank();
 
             level.background.init_foreground(&mut vram);