diff --git a/src/parser.c b/src/parser.c
index e9e05cf..8b98cb0 100644
--- a/src/parser.c
+++ b/src/parser.c
@@ -84,8 +84,13 @@ void generateBranchOperands(a64inst_instruction *instr, char* opcode, char *oper
 }
 
 void classifyOpcode(char* opcode, a64inst_instruction *instr, char *operandList[]){
-    if((int isUnconditional = strcmp(opcode, "b")) == 0 || 
-        (int isRegister = strcmp(opcode, "br")) == 0 || 
+    int isUnconditional = strcmp(opcode, "b");
+    int isRegister = strcmp(opcode, "br");
+    int isLoad = strcmp(opcode, "ldr");
+    int isStore = strcmp(opcode, "str");
+
+    if(isUnconditional == 0 || 
+        isRegister == 0 || 
         strncmp(opcode, "b.", 2) == 0){
             instr->type = a64inst_BRANCH;
             if(isUnconditional){
@@ -97,7 +102,7 @@ void classifyOpcode(char* opcode, a64inst_instruction *instr, char *operandList[
                 //instr->data.branchData.processOpData.cond = {remove first two chars of opcode}
             }
             generateBranchOperands(instr, opcode, operandList);
-    } else if((int isLoad = strcmp(opcode, "ldr")) == 0 || (int isStore = strcmp(opcode, "str")) == 0){
+    } else if(isLoad == 0 || isStore == 0){
         //loading/storing instruction; classify operands
         char *address = operandList[1];
         if( *address == '['){