diff --git a/mscore/scoreview.cpp b/mscore/scoreview.cpp
index f6252ddc74..d3c5290a4e 100644
--- a/mscore/scoreview.cpp
+++ b/mscore/scoreview.cpp
@@ -1524,7 +1524,7 @@ void ScoreView::setLoopCursor(TextCursor *curLoop, int tick, bool isInPos)
             x = x - _spatium + w/2;
             }
       else {
-            x = x - _spatium + w/2;
+            x = x - _spatium + w/3;
             }
       curLoop->setTick(tick);
       curLoop->setRect(QRectF(x, y, w, h));
diff --git a/mscore/seq.cpp b/mscore/seq.cpp
index 64b7870274..306e7cee4b 100644
--- a/mscore/seq.cpp
+++ b/mscore/seq.cpp
@@ -1189,6 +1189,8 @@ void Seq::heartBeatTimeout()
 
       QRectF r;
       for (;guiPos != events.cend(); ++guiPos) {
+            if (guiPos->first > ppos->first)
+                  break;
             if (mscore->loop())
                   if (guiPos->first >= cs->loopOutTick())
                         break;