diff --git a/etc/hello.tal b/etc/hello.tal
index 13bdfab..0100cef 100644
--- a/etc/hello.tal
+++ b/etc/hello.tal
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ( init )
 
-%emit ( byte -- ) { ( macro comment ) #18 DEO }
+%emit ( byte -- ) {  #18 DEO }
 
 |0100 @program
 
@@ -23,4 +23,4 @@ BRK
 
 @program/extend BRK
 
-@hello-word "Hello 20 "World! 00
+@hello-word "Hello 20 "World? 00
diff --git a/src/uxnasm.c b/src/uxnasm.c
index 59a0900..24088c3 100644
--- a/src/uxnasm.c
+++ b/src/uxnasm.c
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ static char *push(char *s, char c) { char *o = dictnext; while((*dictnext++ = *s
 #define makesublabel(x) push(scat(scat(scpy(scope, sublabel, 0x40), "/"), x), 0)
 #define findlabel(x) finditem(x, labels, label_len)
 #define findmacro(x) finditem(x, macros, macro_len)
-#define error_top(name, msg) !!fprintf(stderr, "%s: %s\n", name, msg)
-#define error_asm(name) !!fprintf(stderr, "%s: %s in @%s, %s:%d.\n", name, token, scope, source, ln)
+#define error_top(name, msg) !fprintf(stderr, "%s: %s\n", name, msg)
+#define error_asm(name) !fprintf(stderr, "%s: %s in @%s, %s:%d.\n", name, token, scope, source, ln)
 
 /* clang-format on */