diff --git a/core/src/processing/core/PApplet.java b/core/src/processing/core/PApplet.java
index 5bf10f2bf..1cb71d26e 100644
--- a/core/src/processing/core/PApplet.java
+++ b/core/src/processing/core/PApplet.java
@@ -1639,7 +1639,9 @@ public class PApplet extends Applet
         float instantaneousRate = (float) rate / 1000.0f;
         frameRate = (frameRate * 0.9f) + (instantaneousRate * 0.1f);
 
-        preMethods.handle();
+        if (frameCount != 0) {
+          preMethods.handle();
+        }
 
         // use dmouseX/Y as previous mouse pos, since this is the
         // last position the mouse was in during the previous draw.
@@ -1681,7 +1683,9 @@ public class PApplet extends Applet
 //      repaint();
 //      getToolkit().sync();  // force repaint now (proper method)
 
-      postMethods.handle();
+      if (frameCount != 0) {
+        postMethods.handle();
+      }
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/core/todo.txt b/core/todo.txt
index 6ea58aeb2..29d61e82d 100644
--- a/core/todo.txt
+++ b/core/todo.txt
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ X saveBytes() error when writing to existing file
 X   http://code.google.com/p/processing/issues/detail?id=667
 X destroy() in PApplet ultimately calls System.exit()
 X   http://code.google.com/p/processing/issues/detail?id=698
+X post() is called after setup() (make decision)
+X   http://code.google.com/p/processing/issues/detail?id=455
+X   decision: post() only gets called in draw, not setup.. document
 
 opengl applets
 X implement new applet-opengl.html based on the latest jogl 
@@ -490,9 +493,6 @@ _   inputFile() and outputFile() need a fix
 _     remove them from the code, write examples for these
 _     use callbacks instead
 _     need to decide if you specify the function name, or if it's specific
-_ post() is called after setup() (make decision)
-_   http://code.google.com/p/processing/issues/detail?id=455
-_   decision: post() only gets called in draw, not setup.. document
 _ PShape API to handle internal vertex stuff
 _   add deconstruct() method for paths
 _   toArray() and toVector()