diff --git a/src/info.c b/src/info.c
index 7cace61db..bd2c3f859 100644
--- a/src/info.c
+++ b/src/info.c
@@ -869,7 +869,7 @@ state_t states[NUMSTATES] =
 	{SPR_PLAY, SPR2_DRRI,					  1, {NULL}, 0, 0, S_KART_DRIFT_R_IN},			// S_KART_DRIFT_R_IN
 	{SPR_PLAY, SPR2_SPIN|FF_ANIMATE,		350, {NULL}, 0, 1, S_KART_STILL},				// S_KART_SPINOUT
 	{SPR_PLAY, SPR2_DEAD,					  3, {NULL}, 0, 0, S_KART_DEAD},				// S_KART_DEAD
-	{SPR_PLAY, SPR2_SIGN|FF_PAPERSPRITE,	  1, {NULL}, 0, 0, S_KART_SIGN},				// S_KART_SIGN
+	{SPR_PLAY, SPR2_SIGN,	  1, {NULL}, 0, 0, S_KART_SIGN},				// S_KART_SIGN
 
 	{SPR_NULL, 0, -1, {NULL}, 0, 0, S_OBJPLACE_DUMMY}, // S_OBJPLACE_DUMMY
 
diff --git a/src/k_hud.c b/src/k_hud.c
index 50f6601c5..9c06a316d 100644
--- a/src/k_hud.c
+++ b/src/k_hud.c
@@ -2368,7 +2368,7 @@ static void K_drawKartLapsAndRings(void)
 		if (stplyr->exiting)
 			V_DrawKartString(LAPS_X+33, LAPS_Y+3, V_HUDTRANS|V_SLIDEIN|splitflags, "FIN");
 		else
-			V_DrawKartString(LAPS_X+33, LAPS_Y+3, V_HUDTRANS|V_SLIDEIN|splitflags, va("%d/%d", stplyr->laps, cv_numlaps.value));
+			V_DrawKartString(LAPS_X+33, LAPS_Y+3, V_HUDTRANS|splitflags, va("%d/%d", min(stplyr->laps+1, numlaps), numlaps));
 
 		if (!ringsdisabled)
 		{