diff --git a/src/main.zig b/src/main.zig
index f1ca33a..b5ccecd 100644
--- a/src/main.zig
+++ b/src/main.zig
@@ -598,8 +598,16 @@ pub fn showDoomFire() void {
                     if (doFire_idx >= (spread_rnd_idx + 1)) {
                         spread_dst = doFire_idx - spread_rnd_idx + 1;
                     }
-                    if ((spread_dst >= FIRE_W) and (spread_px > (spread_rnd_idx & 1))) {
-                        screen_buf[spread_dst - FIRE_W] = spread_px - (spread_rnd_idx & 1);
+                    else {
+                        spread_dst=doFire_idx;
+                    }
+                    if (spread_dst >= FIRE_W) {
+                        if (spread_px > (spread_rnd_idx & 1)) {
+                           screen_buf[spread_dst - FIRE_W] = spread_px - (spread_rnd_idx & 1);
+                        }
+                        else {
+                            screen_buf[spread_dst - FIRE_W] = 0;
+                        }
                     }
                 }
             }