diff --git a/goal_src/jak2/pc/debug/vag-player.gc b/goal_src/jak2/pc/debug/vag-player.gc
index 21999c5c6a9..c834392509f 100644
--- a/goal_src/jak2/pc/debug/vag-player.gc
+++ b/goal_src/jak2/pc/debug/vag-player.gc
@@ -378,6 +378,7 @@
 (defbehavior vag-player-init-by-other vag-player ()
   "external initializer for vag-player process"
   (set! (-> self id) (new 'static 'sound-id))
+  (process-mask-clear! (-> self mask) menu pause)
   (go vag-player-idle)
   )
 
diff --git a/goal_src/jak2/pc/subtitle2.gc b/goal_src/jak2/pc/subtitle2.gc
index ec7989fae06..e4f8cb307e5 100644
--- a/goal_src/jak2/pc/subtitle2.gc
+++ b/goal_src/jak2/pc/subtitle2.gc
@@ -826,6 +826,8 @@
 (defbehavior subtitle2-init-by-other subtitle2 ()
   "external initializer for subtitle2 process"
 
+  (process-mask-clear! (-> self mask) menu)
+
   (set! (-> self font) (new 'process 'font-context *font-default-matrix*
                             0 0 0.0 (font-color default) (font-flags shadow kerning left middle large)))
   (clear-queue self)