diff --git a/src/mudsys/midas.324 b/src/mudsys/midas.324
index fe652f92..7f80ec74 100644
--- a/src/mudsys/midas.324
+++ b/src/mudsys/midas.324
@@ -2998,12 +2998,14 @@ OUTDE1:	TLNE FF,FLPPSS
 PLOGLO:	SKIPGE CONTRL
 	 RET
 	PUSH P,A
+	TRO I,IRCONT	;Don't end block between the two words
 	PUSHJ P,PBITS7
 	MOVEI A,CLGLO
 	PUSHJ P,PBITS
 	TLO SYM,400000	;SAY THIS IS NEW STYLE RQ,
 	PUSHJ P,OUTSM0	;PUNCH "OLD NAME" = SYMTAB IDX,
 	TLC SYM,440000	;SAY MAKE GLOBAL, OUTPUT ACTUAL NAME OF SYM.
+	TRZ I,IRCONT
 	PUSHJ P,OUTSM
 	JRST POPAJ
 
@@ -3936,8 +3938,8 @@ CNSTA:	HRRZ T,PBCON
 	TLO A,100000	;RELOCATE
 	PUSHJ P,$OUTPT
 	HRRZ A,1(T)
-	PUSHJ P,$OUTPT	;OUTPUT VALUE, FIRST LOCATION IN AREA
 	TRZ I,IRCONT
+	PUSHJ P,$OUTPT	;OUTPUT VALUE, FIRST LOCATION IN AREA
 CNSTDA:	MOVSI A,CTDEF
 	IORM A,2(T)	;CALL IT DEFINED
 CNSTD:	TRNE FF,FRPSS2
@@ -6266,12 +6268,14 @@ IFN CREFSW,XCT CRFDEF
 	SKIPL CONTRL	;IF RELOCATABLE ANDLOCAL SYMBOL,
 	CAIL A,DEFGVR_-33.
 	 RET
+	TRO I,IRCONT	;Don't end block between the two words
 	PUSHJ P,PBITS7	;TELL STINK TO EXPUNGE SYM.
 	MOVEI A,CLGLO
 	PUSHJ P,PBITS
 	TLO SYM,400000	;SAY IS NEW TYPE RQ,
 	PUSHJ P,OUTSM0
 	MOVSI A,400000	;NEW NAME NULL => DELETE.
+	TRZ I,IRCONT
 	JRST $OUTPT
 
 ;EQUAL SYM1,SYM2	;DEFINE SYM1 SAME AS SYM2.