diff --git a/Source/HBIOS/hbios.asm b/Source/HBIOS/hbios.asm
index 81f40c95..4210ffd9 100644
--- a/Source/HBIOS/hbios.asm
+++ b/Source/HBIOS/hbios.asm
@@ -6890,7 +6890,6 @@ PS_SOUND:
 ;
 	POP	BC
 	RET
-
 ;
 ; PRINT DEVICE NMEMONIC, DEVTYP/NUM SPECIFIED IN DE
 ;
@@ -6926,18 +6925,18 @@ PS_PRT1:
 	INC	C			; BUMP COUNTER
 	JR	PS_PRT1			; AND LOOP
 ;
-; PAD  18 CHARACTER FIELD
+; PAD 18 CHARACTER FIELD
 ;
 PS_PAD18:
 	LD	A,(PRTIDXCNT)
-	SUB	18			; SUBTRACT FIELD WIDTH
-	NEG				; MAKE IT A POSITIVE NUMBER
-	JR	PS_PAD			; PAD AS NEEDED
+	LD	C,A
+	JR	PS_PRT18A
 ;
 ; PRINT STRING AT HL IN 18 CHARACTER FIELD
 ;
 PS_PRT18:
 	CALL	PS_PRT			; PRINT $ TERM STRING AT (HL), C:=CHARS PRINTED
+PS_PRT18A:
 	LD	A,18			; 18 CHAR FIELD
 	SUB	C
 ;	CALL	PS_PAD			; PAD N SPACES (SPECIFIED IN A)
diff --git a/Source/HBIOS/util.asm b/Source/HBIOS/util.asm
index 0c914540..328edc65 100644
--- a/Source/HBIOS/util.asm
+++ b/Source/HBIOS/util.asm
@@ -140,8 +140,9 @@ PRTSTRD:
 ; PRINT A STRING INDIRECT: REFERENCED BY INDIRECT POINTER AT TOP OF STACK
 ; STRING MUST BE TERMINATED BY '$'
 ; USAGE:
-;   CALL PRTSTRI(MYSTRING)
 ;   MYSTRING	.DB	"HELLO$"
+;   CALL PRTSTRI(MYSTRING)
+;		.DW	MYSTRING
 ;
 PRTSTRI:
 	EX	(SP),HL
@@ -366,13 +367,13 @@ WRITESTR:
 WRITESTR1:
 	LD	A,(DE)
 	CP	'$'			; TEST FOR STRING TERMINATOR
-	JP	Z,WRITESTR2
+	JR	Z,WRITESTR2
 	CALL	COUT
 	LD	A,(PRTIDXCNT)
 	INC	A
 	LD	(PRTIDXCNT),A
 	INC	DE
-	JP	WRITESTR1
+	JR	WRITESTR1
 WRITESTR2:
 	POP	AF
 	RET