diff --git a/src/assemble.c b/src/assemble.c
index ef1b06d..0a8687d 100755
--- a/src/assemble.c
+++ b/src/assemble.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 
   // Parse the source file
   a64inst_instruction *instructions = parse(source, lineCount);
-  
+
   // First Pass: Create the symbol table
   st *table = firstPass(instructions, lineCount);
 
diff --git a/src/parser.h b/src/parser.h
index 2d7f382..81885af 100644
--- a/src/parser.h
+++ b/src/parser.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #include "a64instruction/a64instruction.h"
 
 #define OPERAND_DELIMITER ", "
-#define HALT_ASM_CMD "and x0, x0, x0"
+#define HALT_ASM_CMD "and x0, x0, x0\n"
 
 a64inst_instruction *parse(char **asmLines, int lineCount);
diff --git a/src/twopassassembly.c b/src/twopassassembly.c
index 36942b4..34e379d 100644
--- a/src/twopassassembly.c
+++ b/src/twopassassembly.c
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <limits.h>
 
+#define HALT_BINARY 2315255808
+
 // Generates assembled code based on the two-pass assembly method
 
 word assembleBranch(a64inst_instruction *instr) {
@@ -209,7 +211,7 @@ word *secondPass(a64inst_instruction instrs[], int numInstrs, st* table) {
                 index++;
                 break;
             case a64inst_HALT:
-                arr[index] = 69U * (1 << 25);
+                arr[index] = HALT_BINARY;
                 index++;
                 break;
             case a64inst_LABEL: