diff --git a/lib/arm/instructions/memory_instruction.rb b/lib/arm/instructions/memory_instruction.rb
index 2362141c..11507c95 100644
--- a/lib/arm/instructions/memory_instruction.rb
+++ b/lib/arm/instructions/memory_instruction.rb
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ module Arm
         operand = arg.position - self.position  - 8 #stringtable is after code
         add_offset = 1
         if (operand.abs > 4095)
-          raise "reference offset too large/small (max 4095) #{arg} #{inspect}"
+          raise "reference offset too large/small (4095<#{operand}) #{arg} #{inspect}"
         end
       elsif( arg.is_a?(Numeric) )
         #TODO untested brach, probably not working
diff --git a/lib/arm/passes/constant_implementation.rb b/lib/arm/passes/constant_implementation.rb
index 4cee17f8..42aacdf8 100644
--- a/lib/arm/passes/constant_implementation.rb
+++ b/lib/arm/passes/constant_implementation.rb
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ module Arm
         next unless code.is_a? Register::LoadConstant
         load = ArmMachine.ldr( code.value ,  code.constant )
         block.replace(code , load )
+        #puts "replaced #{load.inspect.to_s[0..1000]}"
       end
     end
   end