diff --git a/lib/decoder.f90 b/lib/decoder.f90
index 630e15fc8..345161bff 100644
--- a/lib/decoder.f90
+++ b/lib/decoder.f90
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ contains
     if(ft.ge.80) then                      !QRA64 mode
        nft=ft-100
        csync=': '
-       if(sync.ge.float(minsync) .or. nft.ge.0) csync=':*'
+       if(sync-3.4.ge.float(minsync) .or. nft.ge.0) csync=':*'
        if(nft.lt.0) then
           write(*,1009) params%nutc,snr,dt,freq,csync,decoded
        else
diff --git a/lib/qra64a.f90 b/lib/qra64a.f90
index dd21b7833..d42a4f354 100644
--- a/lib/qra64a.f90
+++ b/lib/qra64a.f90
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ subroutine qra64a(dd,npts,nutc,nf1,nf2,nfqso,ntol,mode64,minsync,ndepth,   &
   data nc1z/-1/,nc2z/-1/,ng2z/-1/,maxaptypez/-1/
   save
 
-  if(nfqso.lt.nf1 .or. nfqso.gt.nf2) go to 900
   call timer('qra64a  ',0)
+  if(nfqso.lt.nf1 .or. nfqso.gt.nf2) go to 900
   decoded='                      '
   nft=99
   nsnr=-30
@@ -145,8 +145,9 @@ subroutine qra64a(dd,npts,nutc,nf1,nf2,nfqso,ntol,mode64,minsync,ndepth,   &
      if(nSubmode.eq.2) nsnr=nint(10.0*log10(sy)-34.0)   !C
      if(nSubmode.eq.3) nsnr=nint(10.0*log10(sy)-29.0)   !D
      if(nSubmode.eq.4) nsnr=nint(10.0*log10(sy)-24.0)   !E
-  endif  
-  call timer('qra64a  ',1)
+  endif
 
-900 return
+900 call timer('qra64a  ',1)
+
+  return
 end subroutine qra64a
diff --git a/mainwindow.cpp b/mainwindow.cpp
index 56d4413c2..a9b419831 100644
--- a/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -984,7 +984,8 @@ void MainWindow::readSettings()
   m_nSubMode=m_settings->value("SubMode",0).toInt();
   m_FtolIndex=m_settings->value("FtolIndex",21).toInt();
 //  ui->FTol_combo_box->setCurrentText(m_settings->value("FTol","500").toString ());
-  ui->syncSpinBox->setValue(m_settings->value("MinSync",0).toInt());
+  m_minSync=m_settings->value("MinSync",0).toInt();
+  ui->syncSpinBox->setValue(m_minSync);
   ui->cbAutoSeq->setChecked (m_settings->value ("AutoSeq", false).toBool());
   m_bShMsgs=m_settings->value("ShMsgs",false).toBool();
   m_bFast9=m_settings->value("Fast9",false).toBool();