diff --git a/Extras/Serialize/BulletFileLoader/btBulletFile.cpp b/Extras/Serialize/BulletFileLoader/btBulletFile.cpp
index 18cb15321..aa1c383fd 100644
--- a/Extras/Serialize/BulletFileLoader/btBulletFile.cpp
+++ b/Extras/Serialize/BulletFileLoader/btBulletFile.cpp
@@ -128,6 +128,9 @@ void btBulletFile::parseData()
 	mDataStart = 12;
 	remain-=12;
 	
+	//invalid/empty file?
+	if (remain < sizeof(bChunkInd))
+		return;
 
 	char *dataPtr = mFileBuffer+mDataStart;
 
diff --git a/examples/SharedMemory/SharedMemoryInProcessPhysicsC_API.cpp b/examples/SharedMemory/SharedMemoryInProcessPhysicsC_API.cpp
index e8d43c8b1..b82d550a6 100644
--- a/examples/SharedMemory/SharedMemoryInProcessPhysicsC_API.cpp
+++ b/examples/SharedMemory/SharedMemoryInProcessPhysicsC_API.cpp
@@ -184,7 +184,6 @@ public:
 	 // return non-null if there is a status, nullptr otherwise
     virtual const struct SharedMemoryStatus* processServerStatus()
     {
-		printf("updating graphics!\n");
 		m_physicsServerExample->updateGraphics();
 
 		unsigned long long int curTime = m_clock.getTimeMicroseconds();