diff --git a/examples/microw8/palette.cwa b/examples/microw8/palette.cwa
index 6c39c22..93df57d 100644
--- a/examples/microw8/palette.cwa
+++ b/examples/microw8/palette.cwa
@@ -34,14 +34,14 @@ export fn tic(time: i32) {
 start fn gen_palette() {
     let i: i32;
     loop gradients {
+        let lazy scale = ((i := i + 1) % 64) as f32 / 64 as f32;
         let inline angle = i as f32 * (3.1416 / 2.0 - 3.1416 / (11.0 * 16.0 * 2.0));
-        let lazy scale = (i % 64) as f32 / 64 as f32;
-        let lazy a = scale * max(0.07, sin(angle) * 0.8 * (i < 11*16*4) as f32 + 0.5);
+        let lazy a = max(0.07, sin(angle) * 0.8 * (i < 11*16*4) as f32 + 0.5) * scale;
         let lazy b = scale * scale * 0.6;
         let inline v = (min(a + b - a * b, 1 as f32) * 255 as f32) as i32;
         i?(120+320*240) = v;
 
-        branch_if (i := i + 1) < 12*16*4: gradients;
+        branch_if i < 12*16*4: gradients;
     }
 
     i = 255;