diff --git a/Demos3/AllBullet2Demos/main.cpp b/Demos3/AllBullet2Demos/main.cpp
index 41c7e0b19..4aa9e6ce6 100644
--- a/Demos3/AllBullet2Demos/main.cpp
+++ b/Demos3/AllBullet2Demos/main.cpp
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ static bool visualWireframe=false;
 static bool renderVisualGeometry=true;
 static bool renderGrid = true;
 int gDebugDrawFlags = 0;
-static bool pauseSimulation=true;
+static bool pauseSimulation=false;
 int midiBaseIndex = 176;
 extern bool gDisableDeactivation;
 
diff --git a/Demos3/bullet2/FeatherstoneMultiBodyDemo/BulletMultiBodyDemos.cpp b/Demos3/bullet2/FeatherstoneMultiBodyDemo/BulletMultiBodyDemos.cpp
index f652ba625..61f6a97c1 100644
--- a/Demos3/bullet2/FeatherstoneMultiBodyDemo/BulletMultiBodyDemos.cpp
+++ b/Demos3/bullet2/FeatherstoneMultiBodyDemo/BulletMultiBodyDemos.cpp
@@ -616,7 +616,8 @@ void	FeatherstoneDemo1::physicsDebugDraw(int debugDrawFlags)
 {
 	if (m_dynamicsWorld)
 	{
-		m_dynamicsWorld->getDebugDrawer()->setDebugMode(debugDrawFlags);
+		if (m_dynamicsWorld->getDebugDrawer())
+			m_dynamicsWorld->getDebugDrawer()->setDebugMode(debugDrawFlags);
 		m_dynamicsWorld->debugDrawWorld();	
 	}
 }