diff --git a/src/frontend/qt_sdl/IPC.cpp b/src/frontend/qt_sdl/IPC.cpp
index 14609275..1836a6d0 100644
--- a/src/frontend/qt_sdl/IPC.cpp
+++ b/src/frontend/qt_sdl/IPC.cpp
@@ -472,6 +472,8 @@ template<int fifo> void FIFOWrite(void* buf, int len)
 
 void ProcessCommands()
 {
+    memset(CmdRecvFlags, 0, sizeof(CmdRecvFlags));
+
     Buffer->lock();
     u8* data = (u8*)Buffer->data();
     BufferHeader* header = (BufferHeader*)&data[0];
@@ -504,6 +506,9 @@ void ProcessCommands()
             continue;
         }
 
+        if (cmdheader.Command >= Cmd_MAX)
+            continue;
+
         // handle this command
 
         if (cmdheader.Length)