diff --git a/compiler/res/prog8lib/c64/floats.asm b/compiler/res/prog8lib/c64/floats.asm
index 940b89567..164742c7f 100644
--- a/compiler/res/prog8lib/c64/floats.asm
+++ b/compiler/res/prog8lib/c64/floats.asm
@@ -356,17 +356,17 @@ mul_f		.proc
 
 neg_f		.proc
 		; -- toggle the sign bit on the stack
-		lda  P8ESTACK_LO+3,x
+		lda  P8ESTACK_HI+3,x
 		eor  #$80
-		sta  P8ESTACK_LO+3,x
+		sta  P8ESTACK_HI+3,x
 		rts
 		.pend
 
 abs_f		.proc
 		; -- strip the sign bit on the stack
-		lda  P8ESTACK_LO+3,x
+		lda  P8ESTACK_HI+3,x
 		and  #$7f
-		sta  P8ESTACK_LO+3,x
+		sta  P8ESTACK_HI+3,x
 		rts
 		.pend
 
diff --git a/compiler/res/prog8lib/c64/floats.p8 b/compiler/res/prog8lib/c64/floats.p8
index c42fd813f..3e1de1fed 100644
--- a/compiler/res/prog8lib/c64/floats.p8
+++ b/compiler/res/prog8lib/c64/floats.p8
@@ -207,8 +207,8 @@ sub  print_f  (float value) {
 		jsr  c64.CHROUT
 		iny
 		bne  -
-		ldx  floats_store_reg
-+		rts
++		ldx  floats_store_reg
+		rts
 	}}
 }
 
diff --git a/examples/test.p8 b/examples/test.p8
index 9f41bdf56..9521e7344 100644
--- a/examples/test.p8
+++ b/examples/test.p8
@@ -13,62 +13,94 @@ main {
 ;    uword[] colors = [ c1, c2, c3]      ; TODO should contain pointers to (the first element) of each struct
 
 
-    str[] names = ["aap", "noot", "mies", "vuur"]
-    uword[] names3 = ["aap", "noot", "mies", "vuur"]
-    ubyte[] values = [11,22,33,44]
-    uword[] arrays = [names, names3, values]
+;    str[] names = ["aap", "noot", "mies", "vuur"]
+;    uword[] names3 = ["aap", "noot", "mies", "vuur"]
+;    ubyte[] values = [11,22,33,44]
+;    uword[] arrays = [names, names3, values]
 
 
+    asmsub testX() {
+        %asm {{
+            stx  _saveX
+            lda  #13
+            jsr  txt.chrout
+            lda  _saveX
+            jsr  txt.print_ub
+            lda  #13
+            jsr  txt.chrout
+            ldx  _saveX
+            rts
+_saveX   .byte 0
+        }}
+    }
+
     sub start() {
-        byte bb = 100
-        word ww = 30000
+;        byte bb = 100
+;        word ww = 30000
         float ff1 = 12345
         float ff2 = -99999
 
         ;ff = 1+((-ff) *3)       ; TODO fix invalid splitting (can't split because it references ff itself)
         ;ff = 1+((-ff2) *3)       ; TODO splitting should be okay here
 
+        testX()
         floats.print_f(ff1)     ; TODO if we remove this, the following calcuation is wrong
+        testX()
         txt.chrout('\n')
+        testX()
         ff1 = -ff2 * 3
+        testX()
+        floats.print_f(ff1)
+        testX()
+        txt.chrout('\n')
+        testX()
+
+        ff1 = -ff1 * 3
+        testX()
+        floats.print_f(ff1)
+        testX()
+        txt.chrout('\n')
+
+        ff1 = abs(ff2)
         floats.print_f(ff1)
         txt.chrout('\n')
+        testX()
         return
 
-        struct Color {
-            ubyte red
-            ubyte green
-            ubyte blue
-        }
-
-        ;Color c1 = [11,22,33]           ; TODO fix struct initializer crash
-        Color c1
-        Color c2
-        Color c3
-        ;Color c2 = [11,22,33]
-        ;Color c3 = [11,22,33]
-        ;uword[] colors = [ c1, c2, c3]      ; TODO should contain pointers to (the first element) of each struct
-
-        c1 = c2
-        ;c1 = [11,22,33]         ; TODO rewrite into individual struct member assignments
-
-
-        uword s
-        for s in names {
-            txt.print(s)
-            txt.chrout('\n')
-        }
-        txt.chrout('\n')
-
-        txt.print(names[2])
-        txt.chrout('\n')
-        txt.print(names[3])
-        txt.chrout('\n')
-
-        repeat {
-            txt.print(names3[rnd()&3])
-            txt.chrout(' ')
-        }
+;        struct Color {
+;            ubyte red
+;            ubyte green
+;            ubyte blue
+;        }
+;
+;        ;Color c1 = [11,22,33]           ; TODO fix struct initializer crash
+;        Color c1
+;        Color c2
+;        Color c3
+;        ;Color c2 = [11,22,33]
+;        ;Color c3 = [11,22,33]
+;        ;uword[] colors = [ c1, c2, c3]      ; TODO should contain pointers to (the first element) of each struct
+;
+;        c1 = c2
+;        ;c1 = [11,22,33]         ; TODO rewrite into individual struct member assignments
+;
+;
+;        uword s
+;        for s in names {
+;            txt.print(s)
+;            txt.chrout('\n')
+;        }
+;        txt.chrout('\n')
+;
+;        txt.print(names[2])
+;        txt.chrout('\n')
+;        txt.print(names[3])
+;        txt.chrout('\n')
+;
+;        repeat {
+;            txt.print(names3[rnd()&3])
+;            txt.chrout(' ')
+;        }
     }
 
 }