diff --git a/src/assembler.c b/src/assembler.c
index 48b6e72..34d6b41 100644
--- a/src/assembler.c
+++ b/src/assembler.c
@@ -263,11 +263,11 @@ walktoken(char *w)
 	if(findopcode(w) || scmp(w, "BRK", 4))
 		return 1;
 	switch(w[0]) {
-	case '=': return 4; /* STR helper (lit addr-hb addr-lb str) */
-	case '~': return 4; /* LDR helper (lit addr-hb addr-lb ldr) */
-	case ',': return 3; /* lit2 addr-hb addr-lb */
-	case '.': return 2; /* addr-hb addr-lb */
-	case '^': return 2; /* Relative jump: lit addr-offset */
+	case '=': return 4 - (findlabeladdr(w + 1) < 0x0100); /* POK/STR helper (lit addr(1/2) str) */
+	case '~': return 4 - (findlabeladdr(w + 1) < 0x0100); /* PEK/LDR helper (lit addr(1/2) ldr) */
+	case ',': return 3;                                   /* lit2 addr-hb addr-lb */
+	case '.': return 2;                                   /* addr-hb addr-lb */
+	case '^': return 2;                                   /* Relative jump: lit addr-offset */
 	case '#': return (slen(w + 1) == 2 ? 2 : 3);
 	}
 	if((m = findmacro(w))) {
@@ -298,15 +298,25 @@ parsetoken(char *w)
 	} else if(w[0] == '=' && (l = findlabel(w + 1))) {
 		if(!findlabellen(w + 1) || findlabellen(w + 1) > 2)
 			return error("Invalid store helper", w);
-		pushshort(findlabeladdr(w + 1), 1);
-		pushbyte(findopcode(findlabellen(w + 1) == 2 ? "STR2" : "POK2"), 0);
+		if(findlabeladdr(w + 1) < 0x0100) {
+			pushbyte(findlabeladdr(w + 1), 1);
+			pushbyte(findopcode(findlabellen(w + 1) == 2 ? "STR" : "POK"), 0);
+		} else {
+			pushshort(findlabeladdr(w + 1), 1);
+			pushbyte(findopcode(findlabellen(w + 1) == 2 ? "STR2" : "POK2"), 0);
+		}
 		l->refs++;
 		return 1;
 	} else if(w[0] == '~' && (l = findlabel(w + 1))) {
 		if(!findlabellen(w + 1) || findlabellen(w + 1) > 2)
 			return error("Invalid load helper", w);
-		pushshort(findlabeladdr(w + 1), 1);
-		pushbyte(findopcode(findlabellen(w + 1) == 2 ? "LDR2" : "PEK2"), 0);
+		if(findlabeladdr(w + 1) < 0x0100) {
+			pushbyte(findlabeladdr(w + 1), 1);
+			pushbyte(findopcode(findlabellen(w + 1) == 2 ? "LDR" : "PEK"), 0);
+		} else {
+			pushshort(findlabeladdr(w + 1), 1);
+			pushbyte(findopcode(findlabellen(w + 1) == 2 ? "LDR2" : "PEK2"), 0);
+		}
 		l->refs++;
 		return 1;
 	} else if((op = findopcode(w)) || scmp(w, "BRK", 4)) {