diff --git a/src/game/hud.c b/src/game/hud.c
index 747cafc1c..40b604f52 100644
--- a/src/game/hud.c
+++ b/src/game/hud.c
@@ -67,20 +67,21 @@ static struct CameraHUD sCameraHUD = { CAM_STATUS_NONE };
 
 static u32 sPowerMeterPrevTimestamp;
 static f32 sPowerMeterPrevY;
-static Gfx *sPowerMeterDisplayListPos;
+static Gfx *sPowerMeterDisplayListPos = NULL;
+static Mtx *sPowerMeterMtx = NULL;
 
 void patch_hud_before(void) {
     if (sPowerMeterDisplayListPos != NULL) {
         sPowerMeterPrevY = sPowerMeterHUD.y;
         sPowerMeterPrevTimestamp = gGlobalTimer;
         sPowerMeterDisplayListPos = NULL;
+        sPowerMeterMtx = NULL;
     }
 }
 
 void patch_hud_interpolated(f32 delta) {
-    if (sPowerMeterDisplayListPos != NULL) {
-        Mtx *mtx = alloc_display_list(sizeof(Mtx));
-        if (mtx == NULL) { return; }
+    if (sPowerMeterDisplayListPos && sPowerMeterMtx) {
+        Mtx* mtx = sPowerMeterMtx;
         f32 interpY = delta_interpolate_f32(sPowerMeterPrevY, (f32)sPowerMeterHUD.y, delta);
         guTranslate(mtx, (f32) sPowerMeterHUD.x, interpY, 0);
         gSPMatrix(sPowerMeterDisplayListPos, VIRTUAL_TO_PHYSICAL(mtx),
@@ -148,6 +149,7 @@ void render_dl_power_meter(s16 numHealthWedges) {
     }
 
     guTranslate(mtx, (f32) sPowerMeterHUD.x, sPowerMeterPrevY, 0);
+    sPowerMeterMtx = mtx;
     sPowerMeterDisplayListPos = gDisplayListHead;
 
     gSPMatrix(gDisplayListHead++, VIRTUAL_TO_PHYSICAL(mtx++),
diff --git a/src/game/rendering_graph_node.c b/src/game/rendering_graph_node.c
index 188dcc022..5ce8d55c4 100644
--- a/src/game/rendering_graph_node.c
+++ b/src/game/rendering_graph_node.c
@@ -266,14 +266,16 @@ void patch_mtx_interpolated(f32 delta) {
     struct GraphNodeObject* savedObj = gCurGraphNodeObject;
     for (s32 i = 0; i < sShadowInterpCount; i++) {
         struct ShadowInterp* interp = &sShadowInterp[i];
+        if (!interp->gfx) { continue; }
         gShadowInterpCurrent = interp;
         Vec3f posInterp;
         delta_interpolate_vec3f(posInterp, interp->shadowPosPrev, interp->shadowPos, delta);
         gCurGraphNodeObject = interp->obj;
         extern u8 gInterpolatingSurfaces;
         gInterpolatingSurfaces = true;
-        create_shadow_below_xyz(posInterp[0], posInterp[1], posInterp[2], interp->shadowScale, interp->node->shadowSolidity, interp->node->shadowType);
+        gShadowInterpCurrent->gfx = create_shadow_below_xyz(posInterp[0], posInterp[1], posInterp[2], interp->shadowScale, interp->node->shadowSolidity, interp->node->shadowType);
         gInterpolatingSurfaces = false;
+        gShadowInterpCurrent = NULL;
     }
     gCurGraphNodeObject = savedObj;
 
diff --git a/src/game/shadow.c b/src/game/shadow.c
index 1099bd538..9ca153b73 100644
--- a/src/game/shadow.c
+++ b/src/game/shadow.c
@@ -914,7 +914,14 @@ Gfx *create_shadow_below_xyz(f32 xPos, f32 yPos, f32 zPos, s16 shadowScale, u8 s
                              s8 shadowType) {
     Gfx *displayList = NULL;
     struct Surface *pfloor;
-    find_floor(xPos, yPos, zPos, &pfloor);
+    f32 height = find_floor(xPos, yPos, zPos, &pfloor);
+
+    // if we're interpolating and the shadow isn't valid, just give up
+    if (gRenderingInterpolated) {
+        if (height <= FLOOR_LOWER_LIMIT || pfloor == NULL) {
+            return gShadowInterpCurrent->gfx;
+        }
+    }
 
     gShadowAboveWaterOrLava = FALSE;
     gMarioOnIceOrCarpet = 0;
diff --git a/src/pc/djui/djui.c b/src/pc/djui/djui.c
index d73f01ca7..6a66a7c7f 100644
--- a/src/pc/djui/djui.c
+++ b/src/pc/djui/djui.c
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ void djui_lua_error(char* text) {
 
 void djui_render(void) {
     if (gDjuiDisabled) { return; }
+
     sSavedDisplayListHead = gDisplayListHead;
     gDjuiHudUtilsZ = 0;