diff --git a/src/uxnasm.c b/src/uxnasm.c
index f51998d..6168c3c 100644
--- a/src/uxnasm.c
+++ b/src/uxnasm.c
@@ -211,9 +211,7 @@ writebyte(Uint8 b)
 static int
 writeopcode(char *w)
 {
-	Uint8 res;
-	res = writebyte(findopcode(w));
-	return res;
+	return writebyte(findopcode(w));
 }
 
 static int
@@ -227,9 +225,7 @@ writeshort(Uint16 s, int lit)
 static int
 writelitbyte(Uint8 b)
 {
-	if(!writebyte(findopcode("LIT"))) return 0;
-	if(!writebyte(b)) return 0;
-	return 1;
+	return writebyte(findopcode("LIT")) && writebyte(b);
 }
 
 static int
@@ -295,39 +291,38 @@ parse(char *w, FILE *f)
 			return error("Invalid sublabel", w);
 		break;
 	case '#': /* literals hex */
-		if(!sihx(w + 1) || (slen(w) != 3 && slen(w) != 5))
+		if(sihx(w + 1) && slen(w) == 3)
+			return writelitbyte(shex(w + 1));
+		else if(sihx(w + 1) && slen(w) == 5)
+			return writeshort(shex(w + 1), 1);
+		else
 			return error("Invalid hex literal", w);
-		if(slen(w) == 3) {
-			if(!writelitbyte(shex(w + 1))) return 0;
-		} else if(slen(w) == 5) {
-			if(!writeshort(shex(w + 1), 1)) return 0;
-		}
 		break;
 	case '_': /* raw byte relative */
 		makereference(p.scope, w, p.ptr);
-		if(!writebyte(0xff)) return 0;
-		break;
+		return writebyte(0xff);
 	case ',': /* literal byte relative */
 		makereference(p.scope, w, p.ptr);
-		if(!writelitbyte(0xff)) return 0;
-		break;
+		return writelitbyte(0xff);
 	case '-': /* raw byte absolute */
 		makereference(p.scope, w, p.ptr);
-		if(!writebyte(0xff)) return 0;
-		break;
+		return writebyte(0xff);
 	case '.': /* literal byte zero-page */
 		makereference(p.scope, w, p.ptr);
-		if(!writelitbyte(0xff)) return 0;
-		break;
+		return writelitbyte(0xff);
 	case ':': /* raw short absolute */
 	case '=':
 		makereference(p.scope, w, p.ptr);
-		if(!writeshort(0xffff, 0)) return 0;
-		break;
+		return writeshort(0xffff, 0);
 	case ';': /* literal short absolute */
 		makereference(p.scope, w, p.ptr);
-		if(!writeshort(0xffff, 1)) return 0;
-		break;
+		return writeshort(0xffff, 1);
+	case '!': /* JMI */
+		makereference(p.scope, w, p.ptr);
+		return writebyte(0x20) && writeshort(0xffff, 0);
+	case '?': /* JCI */
+		makereference(p.scope, w, p.ptr);
+		return writebyte(0x40) && writeshort(0xffff, 0);
 	case '"': /* raw string */
 		i = 0;
 		while((c = w[++i]))
@@ -338,25 +333,24 @@ parse(char *w, FILE *f)
 		if(slen(w) == 1) break; /* else fallthrough */
 	default:
 		/* opcode */
-		if(findopcode(w) || scmp(w, "BRK", 4)) {
-			if(!writeopcode(w)) return 0;
-		}
+		if(findopcode(w) || scmp(w, "BRK", 4))
+			return writeopcode(w);
 		/* raw byte */
-		else if(sihx(w) && slen(w) == 2) {
-			if(!writebyte(shex(w))) return 0;
-		}
+		else if(sihx(w) && slen(w) == 2)
+			return writebyte(shex(w));
 		/* raw short */
-		else if(sihx(w) && slen(w) == 4) {
-			if(!writeshort(shex(w), 0)) return 0;
-		}
+		else if(sihx(w) && slen(w) == 4)
+			return writeshort(shex(w), 0);
 		/* macro */
 		else if((m = findmacro(w))) {
 			for(i = 0; i < m->len; i++)
 				if(!parse(m->items[i], f))
 					return 0;
 			return 1;
-		} else
-			return error("Unknown token", w);
+		} else {
+			makereference(p.scope, w - 1, p.ptr);
+			return writebyte(0x60) && writeshort(0xffff, 0);
+		}
 	}
 	return 1;
 }
@@ -405,15 +399,13 @@ resolve(void)
 			p.data[r->addr + 1] = l->addr & 0xff;
 			l->refs++;
 			break;
-		case ';':
+		default:
 			if(!(l = findlabel(r->name)))
 				return error("Unknown absolute reference", r->name);
 			p.data[r->addr + 1] = l->addr >> 0x8;
 			p.data[r->addr + 2] = l->addr & 0xff;
 			l->refs++;
 			break;
-		default:
-			return error("Unknown reference", r->name);
 		}
 	}
 	return 1;