diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.cc b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.cc
index cd0f412692..57804deb8c 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.cc
@@ -1813,6 +1813,10 @@ ARDOUR_UI::save_template ()
 	ArdourPrompter prompter (true);
 	string name;
 
+	if (!check_audioengine()) {
+		return;
+	}
+
 	prompter.set_name (X_("Prompter"));
 	prompter.set_prompt (_("Name for mix template:"));
 	prompter.set_initial_text(session->name() + _("-template"));
diff --git a/libs/ardour/globals.cc b/libs/ardour/globals.cc
index ba6a7383c8..52be946f1e 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/globals.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/globals.cc
@@ -146,6 +146,10 @@ ARDOUR::setup_midi (AudioEngine& engine)
 		nports++;
 	}
 
+	MIDI::Port* first;
+	const MIDI::Manager::PortMap& ports = MIDI::Manager::instance()->get_midi_ports();
+	first = ports.begin()->second;
+
 	if (nports > 1) {
 
 		/* More than one port, so try using specific names for each port */
@@ -167,15 +171,15 @@ ARDOUR::setup_midi (AudioEngine& engine)
 		/* If that didn't work, just use the first listed port */
 
 		if (default_mmc_port == 0) {
-			default_mmc_port = MIDI::Manager::instance()->port ("");
+			default_mmc_port = first;
 		}
 
 		if (default_mtc_port == 0) {
-			default_mtc_port = MIDI::Manager::instance()->port ("");
+			default_mtc_port = first;
 		}
 
 		if (default_midi_port == 0) {
-			default_midi_port = MIDI::Manager::instance()->port ("");
+			default_midi_port = first;
 		}
 		
 	} else {
diff --git a/libs/ardour/session_midi.cc b/libs/ardour/session_midi.cc
index 177b2ef54a..2076f5d25f 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/session_midi.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/session_midi.cc
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ Session::setup_midi_control ()
 	
 	mmc_buffer[0] = 0xf0; // SysEx
 	mmc_buffer[1] = 0x7f; // Real Time SysEx ID for MMC
-	mmc_buffer[2] = (mmc ? mmc->send_device_id() : 0x00);
+	mmc_buffer[2] = (mmc ? mmc->send_device_id() : 0x7f);
 	mmc_buffer[3] = 0x6;  // MCC
 
 	/* Set up the qtr frame message */