diff --git a/src/output.zig b/src/output.zig
index c1dac8e..35cb73a 100644
--- a/src/output.zig
+++ b/src/output.zig
@@ -209,7 +209,6 @@ inline fn gen_codes(huff: *Huffman, huffman_meta: HuffmanMeta) !void {
             si += 1;
         }
     }
-
     for (0..total_k) |x| {
         try huff.put(huffman_meta.huffval[x], HuffCode{
             .n_bits = huffsize[x],
@@ -244,17 +243,15 @@ inline fn gen_huffman(freqs: []u32) HuffmanMeta {
             bits[codesizes[i]] += 1;
         }
     }
-
     var i: usize = 32;
     while (i > 16) {
         if (bits[i] > 0) {
             var j = i - 2;
-            while (bits[j] <= 0) : (j -= 1) {
-                bits[i] -= 2;
-                bits[i - 1] += 1;
-                bits[j + 1] += 2;
-                bits[j] -= 1;
-            }
+            while (bits[j] <= 0) : (j -= 1) {}
+            bits[i] -= 2;
+            bits[i - 1] += 1;
+            bits[j + 1] += 2;
+            bits[j] -= 1;
         } else {
             i -= 1;
         }