diff --git a/src/k_kart.c b/src/k_kart.c
index c5b7b1640..5a209ab1b 100644
--- a/src/k_kart.c
+++ b/src/k_kart.c
@@ -6508,7 +6508,7 @@ void K_MoveKartPlayer(player_t *player, boolean onground)
 											S_StartSound(player->mo, sfx_s3k75);
 										player->kartstuff[k_bubbleblowup]++;
 										player->kartstuff[k_bubblecool] = player->kartstuff[k_bubbleblowup]*3;
-										if (player->kartstuff[k_bubbleblowup] > bubbletime)
+										if (player->kartstuff[k_bubbleblowup] > bubbletime+10)
 										{
 											K_ThrowKartItem(player, (player->kartstuff[k_throwdir] > 0), MT_BUBBLESHIELDTRAP, -1, 0);
 											K_PlayAttackTaunt(player->mo);
diff --git a/src/p_mobj.c b/src/p_mobj.c
index c0e5b76e2..267e55365 100644
--- a/src/p_mobj.c
+++ b/src/p_mobj.c
@@ -8439,6 +8439,8 @@ void P_MobjThinker(mobj_t *mobj)
 			if (mobj->target->player->kartstuff[k_bubbleblowup])
 			{
 				INT32 blow = mobj->target->player->kartstuff[k_bubbleblowup];
+				if (blow > bubbletime)
+					blow = bubbletime;
 
 				if (curstate != S_BUBBLESHIELDBLOWUP)
 					P_SetMobjState(mobj, S_BUBBLESHIELDBLOWUP);
@@ -8448,6 +8450,8 @@ void P_MobjThinker(mobj_t *mobj)
 				scale += (blow * (3*scale)) / bubbletime;
 
 				mobj->frame = (states[S_BUBBLESHIELDBLOWUP].frame + mobj->extravalue1);
+				if ((mobj->target->player->kartstuff[k_bubbleblowup] > bubbletime) && (leveltime & 1))
+					mobj->frame = (states[S_BUBBLESHIELDBLOWUP].frame + 5);
 
 				if (mobj->extravalue1 < 4 && mobj->extravalue2 < blow && !mobj->cvmem && (leveltime & 1)) // Growing
 				{