diff --git a/src/symba/symba_discard_conserve_mtm.f90 b/src/symba/symba_discard_conserve_mtm.f90
index d2846a68a..d4717fd0a 100644
--- a/src/symba/symba_discard_conserve_mtm.f90
+++ b/src/symba/symba_discard_conserve_mtm.f90
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ subroutine symba_discard_conserve_mtm(param, swiftest_plA, ipl, lescape_body)
          ke_spin  = ke_spin - 0.5_DP * mass(1) * radius(1)**2 * Ip(3, 1) * dot_product(rot(:, 1), rot(:, 1)) 
          xb(:, 1) = xcom(:)
          vb(:, 1) = vcom(:)
-         ke_orbit = ke_orbit - 0.5_DP * mass(1) * dot_product(vb(:, 1), vb(:, 1)  ) 
+         ke_orbit = ke_orbit - 0.5_DP * mass(1) * dot_product(vb(:, 1), vb(:, 1)) 
       end if
       ! Update position and velocity of central body
 
diff --git a/src/symba/symba_frag_pos.f90 b/src/symba/symba_frag_pos.f90
index 74524b319..b734837c5 100644
--- a/src/symba/symba_frag_pos.f90
+++ b/src/symba/symba_frag_pos.f90
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ subroutine symba_frag_pos(param, symba_plA, family, x, v, L_spin, Ip, mass, radi
    logical, save                           :: lfirst = .true.
    real(DP), parameter                     :: Ltol = 2 * epsilon(1.0_DP)
    real(DP), parameter                     :: Etol = 1e-8_DP
+   integer(I4B), parameter                 :: MAXTRY = 200
 
    if (nfrag < NFRAG_MIN) then
       write(*,*) "symba_frag_pos needs at least ",NFRAG_MIN," fragments, but only ",nfrag," were given."
@@ -179,7 +180,7 @@ subroutine symba_frag_pos(param, symba_plA, family, x, v, L_spin, Ip, mass, radi
   
    try = 1
    lmerge = .false.
-   do while (nfrag >= NFRAG_MIN)
+   do while (nfrag >= NFRAG_MIN .and. try <= MAXTRY)
       !write(*,        "(' -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------')")
       !write(*,*) "Try number: ",try, ' of ',ntry
       !write(*,        "(' -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------')")