diff --git a/cmMidiFile.c b/cmMidiFile.c
index 9f40402..af73675 100644
--- a/cmMidiFile.c
+++ b/cmMidiFile.c
@@ -430,6 +430,7 @@ void _cmMidiFileSetAccumulateTicks( _cmMidiFile_t* p )
   cmMidiTrackMsg_t* nextTrkMsg[ p->trkN ]; // next msg in each track
   unsigned long long atick = 0;
   unsigned          i;
+  bool              fl = true;
   
   // iniitalize nextTrkTick[] and nextTrkMsg[].
   for(i=0; i<p->trkN; ++i)
@@ -449,6 +450,13 @@ void _cmMidiFileSetAccumulateTicks( _cmMidiFile_t* p )
     if( k == cmInvalidIdx )
       break;
 
+    if( fl && nextTrkMsg[k]->dtick > 0 )
+    {
+      fl = false;
+      nextTrkMsg[k]->dtick = 1;
+      nextTrkMsg[k]->atick = 1;
+    }
+
     // store the current atick
     atick = nextTrkMsg[k]->atick;
 
@@ -1243,7 +1251,7 @@ void cmMidiFileCalcNoteDurations( cmMidiFileH_t h )
         if( sustainPedalDownMsg != NULL )
         {
           // TODO:  the correct way to handle this is to maintain multiple sustain pedals 
-          cmErrMsg(&p->err,kSustainPedalMfRC,"Sustain pedal down with no intervening sustain pedal up.");
+          //cmErrMsg(&p->err,kSustainPedalMfRC,"Sustain pedal down with no intervening sustain pedal up.");
         }
         else
         {