diff --git a/mutants/mutant-3/swen90006/machine/Machine.java b/mutants/mutant-3/swen90006/machine/Machine.java
index 9bf57316d1c736ea2bd1c62bd6df3c6c0282f331..b4481bd8b622edf5bc753e0013070209f6694c28 100644
--- a/mutants/mutant-3/swen90006/machine/Machine.java
+++ b/mutants/mutant-3/swen90006/machine/Machine.java
@@ -148,7 +148,10 @@ public class Machine
   private void validate_offset(int offset)
     throws InvalidInstructionException
   {
-    if (offset < -MAX_ADDR || offset > MAX_ADDR) {
+    if (offset < -MAX_ADDR || offset > MAX_ADDR+1) {
+//change max offset, taking advantage of the fact that the assignment
+//specification changed to exclude address 35536. killed by BVA
+//test EC6
       throw new InvalidInstructionException();
     }
   }