diff --git a/il65/astparse.py b/il65/astparse.py
index c56e3c488..85a0d4604 100644
--- a/il65/astparse.py
+++ b/il65/astparse.py
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ def parse_expr_as_comparison(text: str, sourceref: SourceRef) -> Tuple[str, str,
         }[node.body.ops[0].__class__.__name__]
         if not operator:
             raise src.to_error("unsupported comparison operator")
-        left = text[node.body.left.col_offset:node.body.comparators[0].col_offset-len(operator)]
+        left = text[node.body.left.col_offset:node.body.comparators[0].col_offset].rstrip()[:-len(operator)]
         right = text[node.body.comparators[0].col_offset:]
         return left.strip(), operator, right.strip()
     left = astnode_to_repr(node.body)
diff --git a/lib/c64lib.ill b/lib/c64lib.ill
index de0355521..81cfaacdd 100644
--- a/lib/c64lib.ill
+++ b/lib/c64lib.ill
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ sub	IOBASE   () -> (X, Y)				= $FFF3		; read base address of I/O devices
 
 ~ c64util {
 
-sub  init_state  () -> (A?, X?, Y?)  {
+sub  init_system  () -> (A?, X?, Y?)  {
 	; ---- initializes the machine to a sane starting state
 	; This means that the BASIC, KERNAL and CHARGEN ROMs are banked in,
 	; the VIC, SID and CIA chips are reset, screen is cleared, and the default IRQ is set.
diff --git a/testsource/conditionals.ill b/testsource/conditionals.ill
index 724f3c4e7..765a64c31 100644
--- a/testsource/conditionals.ill
+++ b/testsource/conditionals.ill
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-output raw
+output prg,sys
+
+import "c64lib"
+
 
 ~ main {
         var  .text  name        = "?"*80
@@ -8,20 +11,26 @@ output raw
 
 
 start
-        A = 44
-        X = ~22+44
-        A= ~-1
-        Y = ~-2
+        c64util.init_system()
+
+        A = 0
+printloop
+        c64util.print_byte_decimal(A)
+        c64.CHROUT('\n')
+        A++
+        if A <20 goto printloop
         return
+
 label1
-        if_true A==0  goto  label1
+        if_true  A==123  goto  label1
+        if_true  A     ==     123  goto  label1
         if_true A!=0  goto  label1
         if_not X!=0  goto  label1
 
-        if_true A<=1  goto  label1
+        if_true   A  <=  1  goto  label1
         if_true A==1  goto  label1
         if_true A!=1  goto  label1
-        if_not X<1  goto  label1
+        if_not X <   1  goto  label1
         if_not Y>1  goto  label1
         if_not X!=1  goto  label1
 
@@ -31,7 +40,8 @@ label1
         if_true X>Y  goto  label1
         if_true X>A  goto  label1
         if A<=22  goto  label1
-        if_cc A  goto  label1
+        if   A <=  22  goto  label1
+        if_cc  A  goto  label1
         if_vc X  goto  label1
         if_pos Y  goto  label1
         if_true XY  goto  label1
diff --git a/testsource/input.ill b/testsource/input.ill
index 1ce3f7795..b79f2e2e7 100644
--- a/testsource/input.ill
+++ b/testsource/input.ill
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import "c64lib"
         var  .text  name        = "?"*80
 
 start
-        c64util.init_state()
+        c64util.init_system()
 
         XY = c64.CINV
         SI = 1