diff --git a/Strategic/strategicmap.cpp b/Strategic/strategicmap.cpp
index 8dd05c9d4..bcdc1c4d7 100644
--- a/Strategic/strategicmap.cpp
+++ b/Strategic/strategicmap.cpp
@@ -4468,6 +4468,7 @@ BOOLEAN IsThereAFunctionalSAMSiteInSector( INT16 sSectorX, INT16 sSectorY, INT8
 
 BOOLEAN IsThisSectorASAMSector( INT16 sSectorX, INT16 sSectorY, INT8 bSectorZ )
 {
+	INT32	cnt;
 
 	// is the sector above ground?
 	if( bSectorZ != 0 )
@@ -4475,21 +4476,10 @@ BOOLEAN IsThisSectorASAMSector( INT16 sSectorX, INT16 sSectorY, INT8 bSectorZ )
 		return( FALSE );
 	}
 
-	if( ( SAM_1_X == sSectorX ) && ( SAM_1_Y == sSectorY ) )
-	{
-		return( TRUE );
-	}
-	else 	if( ( SAM_2_X == sSectorX ) && ( SAM_2_Y == sSectorY ) )
-	{
-		return( TRUE );
-	}
-	else 	if( ( SAM_3_X == sSectorX ) && ( SAM_3_Y == sSectorY ) )
-	{
-		return( TRUE );
-	}
-	else 	if( ( SAM_4_X == sSectorX ) && ( SAM_4_Y == sSectorY ) )
-	{
-		return( TRUE );
+	for ( cnt = 0; cnt < NUMBER_OF_SAMS; cnt++ )
+	{
+		if( ( sSectorX == gpSamSectorX[cnt] ) && ( sSectorY == gpSamSectorY[cnt] ) )
+			return( TRUE );
 	}
 
 	return ( FALSE );