diff --git a/src/simd_alignment_engine_implementation.hpp b/src/simd_alignment_engine_implementation.hpp
index 2dc258f..02a2f6e 100644
--- a/src/simd_alignment_engine_implementation.hpp
+++ b/src/simd_alignment_engine_implementation.hpp
@@ -1961,10 +1961,10 @@ Alignment SimdAlignmentEngine<A>::Convex(
         j_div = j / T::kNumVar;
         j_mod = j % T::kNumVar;
         if ((j == -1) ||
-            (j_mod != T::kNumVar - 1 &&      E[j_mod] + e_ != E[j_mod + 1]) ||
-            (j_mod == T::kNumVar - 1 && E_left[j_mod] + e_ != E[0])         ||
-            (j_mod != T::kNumVar - 1 &&      Q[j_mod] + c_ != Q[j_mod + 1]) ||
-            (j_mod == T::kNumVar - 1 && Q_left[j_mod] + c_ != Q[0])) {
+            (((j_mod != T::kNumVar - 1 &&      E[j_mod] + e_ != E[j_mod + 1]) ||
+             (j_mod == T::kNumVar - 1 && E_left[j_mod] + e_ != E[0]))         &&
+             ((j_mod != T::kNumVar - 1 &&      Q[j_mod] + c_ != Q[j_mod + 1]) ||
+             (j_mod == T::kNumVar - 1 && Q_left[j_mod] + c_ != Q[0])))) {
           break;
         }
       }