diff --git a/worlds/sm/__init__.py b/worlds/sm/__init__.py
index 1de31626..bdb4b11e 100644
--- a/worlds/sm/__init__.py
+++ b/worlds/sm/__init__.py
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ class SMWorld(World):
             data.append(w1)
         return data
 
-    def APPatchRom(self, romPatcher):
+    def APPrePatchRom(self, romPatcher):
         # first apply the sm multiworld code patch named 'basepatch' (also has empty tables that we'll overwrite),
         #  + apply some patches from varia that we want to be always-on.
         # basepatch and variapatches are both generated from https://github.com/lordlou/SMBasepatch
@@ -279,6 +279,8 @@ class SMWorld(World):
                                               "data", "SMBasepatch_prebuilt", "multiworld-basepatch.ips"))
         romPatcher.applyIPSPatch(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__),
                                               "data", "SMBasepatch_prebuilt", "variapatches.ips"))
+
+    def APPostPatchRom(self, romPatcher):
         symbols = get_sm_symbols(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 
                                               "data", "SMBasepatch_prebuilt", "sm-basepatch-symbols.json"))
         multiWorldLocations = []
@@ -504,7 +506,7 @@ class SMWorld(World):
         outputFilename = os.path.join(output_directory, f'{outfilebase}{outfilepname}.sfc')
 
         try:
-            self.variaRando.PatchRom(outputFilename, self.APPatchRom)
+            self.variaRando.PatchRom(outputFilename, self.APPrePatchRom, self.APPostPatchRom)
             self.write_crc(outputFilename)
             self.rom_name = self.romName
         except:
diff --git a/worlds/sm/variaRandomizer/randomizer.py b/worlds/sm/variaRandomizer/randomizer.py
index ebb87c52..3f6a9cc5 100644
--- a/worlds/sm/variaRandomizer/randomizer.py
+++ b/worlds/sm/variaRandomizer/randomizer.py
@@ -697,7 +697,7 @@ class VariaRandomizer:
         #if args.patchOnly == False:
         #    randoExec.postProcessItemLocs(itemLocs, args.hideItems)
 
-    def PatchRom(self, outputFilename, customPatchApply = None):
+    def PatchRom(self, outputFilename, customPrePatchApply = None, customPostPatchApply = None):
         args = self.args
         optErrMsgs = self.optErrMsgs
 
@@ -749,6 +749,9 @@ class VariaRandomizer:
             else:
                 romPatcher = RomPatcher(magic=args.raceMagic)
 
+            if customPrePatchApply != None:
+                customPrePatchApply(romPatcher)
+
             if args.hud == True or args.majorsSplit == "FullWithHUD":
                 args.patches.append("varia_hud.ips")
             if args.patchOnly == False:
@@ -767,8 +770,8 @@ class VariaRandomizer:
                 # don't color randomize custom ships
                 args.shift_ship_palette = False
 
-            if customPatchApply != None:
-                customPatchApply(romPatcher)
+            if customPostPatchApply != None:
+                customPostPatchApply(romPatcher)
 
             # we have to write ips to ROM before doing our direct modifications which will rewrite some parts (like in credits),
             # but in web mode we only want to generate a global ips at the end