diff --git a/mandel.s b/mandel.s
index d5b62e5..a24f982 100644
--- a/mandel.s
+++ b/mandel.s
@@ -434,15 +434,15 @@ loop:
     rts
 keep_going:
 
-    .macro quick_exit arg
+    .macro quick_exit arg, max
         .local keep_going
         .local keep_going2
         lda arg + 1
-        cmp #(4 << 4)
+        cmp #((max) << 4)
         bmi keep_going
         rts
     keep_going:
-        cmp #(256 - (4 << 4))
+        cmp #(256 - ((max) << 4))
         bpl keep_going2
         rts
     keep_going2:
@@ -452,28 +452,25 @@ keep_going:
     ; zx = zx_2  - zy_2  + cx
     sub16 zx, zx_2, zy_2
     add16 zx, zx, cx
-    quick_exit zx
+    quick_exit zx, 2
 
     ; zy = zx_zy + zx_zy + cy
     add16 zy, zx_zy, zx_zy
     add16 zy, zy, cy
-    quick_exit zy
+    quick_exit zy, 2
 
     ; zx_2 = zx * zx
     imul16_round zx_2, zx, zx, 4
-    quick_exit zx_2
 
     ; zy_2 = zy * zy
     imul16_round zy_2, zy, zy, 4
-    quick_exit zy_2
 
     ; zx_zy = zx * zy
     imul16_round zx_zy, zx, zy, 4
-    quick_exit zx_zy
 
     ; dist = zx_2 + zy_2
     add16 dist, zx_2, zy_2
-    quick_exit dist
+    quick_exit dist, 4
 
     ; if may be in the lake, look for looping output with a small buffer
     ; as an optimization vs running to max iters