diff --git a/library/DataDefs.cpp b/library/DataDefs.cpp
index 341164441..fa2aacf78 100644
--- a/library/DataDefs.cpp
+++ b/library/DataDefs.cpp
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ void DFHack::bitfieldToString(std::vector<std::string> *pvec, const void *p,
                               unsigned size, const bitfield_item_info *items)
 {
     for (unsigned i = 0; i < size; i++) {
-        int value = getBitfieldField(p, i, std::min(1,items[i].size));
+        int value = getBitfieldField(p, i, std::max(1,items[i].size));
 
         if (value) {
             std::string name = format_key(items[i].name, i);
diff --git a/library/LuaTypes.cpp b/library/LuaTypes.cpp
index e71977960..9f2689fa9 100644
--- a/library/LuaTypes.cpp
+++ b/library/LuaTypes.cpp
@@ -894,7 +894,7 @@ static int meta_bitfield_len(lua_State *state)
 
 static void read_bitfield(lua_State *state, uint8_t *ptr, bitfield_identity *id, int idx)
 {
-    int size = id->getBits()[idx].size;
+    int size = std::max(1, id->getBits()[idx].size);
 
     int value = getBitfieldField(ptr, idx, size);
     if (size <= 1)
@@ -951,7 +951,7 @@ static int meta_bitfield_newindex(lua_State *state)
     }
 
     int idx = check_container_index(state, id->getNumBits(), 2, iidx, "write");
-    int size = id->getBits()[idx].size;
+    int size = std::max(1, id->getBits()[idx].size);
 
     if (lua_isboolean(state, 3) || lua_isnil(state, 3))
         setBitfieldField(ptr, idx, size, lua_toboolean(state, 3));
diff --git a/library/VTableInterpose.cpp b/library/VTableInterpose.cpp
index 079890fe4..583ef5184 100644
--- a/library/VTableInterpose.cpp
+++ b/library/VTableInterpose.cpp
@@ -335,8 +335,14 @@ void VMethodInterposeLinkBase::on_host_delete(virtual_identity *from)
     }
 }
 
-bool VMethodInterposeLinkBase::apply()
+bool VMethodInterposeLinkBase::apply(bool enable)
 {
+    if (!enable)
+    {
+        remove();
+        return true;
+    }
+
     if (is_applied())
         return true;
     if (!host->vtable_ptr)
diff --git a/library/include/VTableInterpose.h b/library/include/VTableInterpose.h
index c9482f82c..7ba6b67aa 100644
--- a/library/include/VTableInterpose.h
+++ b/library/include/VTableInterpose.h
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ namespace DFHack
         ~VMethodInterposeLinkBase();
 
         bool is_applied() { return applied; }
-        bool apply();
+        bool apply(bool enable = true);
         void remove();
     };