diff --git a/compiler/src/prog8/compiler/target/c64/codegen/ForLoopsAsmGen.kt b/compiler/src/prog8/compiler/target/c64/codegen/ForLoopsAsmGen.kt
index b44151931..be750f2ab 100644
--- a/compiler/src/prog8/compiler/target/c64/codegen/ForLoopsAsmGen.kt
+++ b/compiler/src/prog8/compiler/target/c64/codegen/ForLoopsAsmGen.kt
@@ -54,11 +54,11 @@ internal class ForLoopsAsmGen(private val program: Program, private val asmgen:
                     asmgen.out(loopLabel)
                     asmgen.translate(stmt.body)
                     asmgen.out("""
-                lda  $varname
-$modifiedLabel  cmp  #0         ; modified 
-                beq  $endLabel
-                $incdec  $varname
-                jmp  $loopLabel
+                        lda  $varname
+$modifiedLabel          cmp  #0         ; modified 
+                        beq  $endLabel
+                        $incdec  $varname
+                        jmp  $loopLabel
 $endLabel""")
 
                 } else {
@@ -71,22 +71,23 @@ $endLabel""")
                     asmgen.assignExpressionToVariable(range.to, "$modifiedLabel+1", ArrayElementTypes.getValue(iterableDt), null)
                     asmgen.out(loopLabel)
                     asmgen.translate(stmt.body)
-                    asmgen.out("  lda  $varname")
                     if(stepsize>0) {
                         asmgen.out("""
-                clc
-                adc  #$stepsize
-                sta  $varname
-$modifiedLabel  cmp  #0    ; modified
-                bcc  $loopLabel
-                beq  $loopLabel""")
+                            lda  $varname
+                            clc
+                            adc  #$stepsize
+                            sta  $varname
+$modifiedLabel              cmp  #0    ; modified
+                            bmi  $loopLabel
+                            beq  $loopLabel""")
                     } else {
                         asmgen.out("""
-                sec
-                sbc  #${stepsize.absoluteValue}
-                sta  $varname
-$modifiedLabel  cmp  #0     ; modified 
-                bcs  $loopLabel""")
+                            lda  $varname
+                            sec
+                            sbc  #${stepsize.absoluteValue}
+                            sta  $varname
+$modifiedLabel              cmp  #0     ; modified
+                            bpl  $loopLabel""")
                     }
                     asmgen.out(endLabel)
                 }
diff --git a/examples/test.p8 b/examples/test.p8
index d2e3022e3..d5fa05c55 100644
--- a/examples/test.p8
+++ b/examples/test.p8
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ main {
         uword uw
         word ww
 
-        ubyte arrub = 10
-        uword arruw = 10
-        byte arrb = 10
-        word arrw = 10
+        const ubyte arrub = 10
+        const uword arruw = 10
+        const byte arrb = 10
+        const word arrw = 10
 
         test_stack.test()
 
@@ -73,11 +73,11 @@ main {
         }
         txt.chrout('\n')
 
-        for ww in arrw-2 to -2 step -2 {
-            txt.print_w(ww)
-            txt.chrout(',')
-        }
-        txt.chrout('\n')
+;        for ww in arrw-2 to -2 step -2 {
+;            txt.print_w(ww)
+;            txt.chrout(',')
+;        }
+;        txt.chrout('\n')
 
         test_stack.test()
         txt.chrout('\n')