diff --git a/scripts/stripgbc.py b/scripts/stripgbc.py
index fcf24b2..fd193d0 100644
--- a/scripts/stripgbc.py
+++ b/scripts/stripgbc.py
@@ -13,9 +13,11 @@ with open(sys.argv[1], 'rb') as f:
 
 		# the program shall end with $FF followed only by $00 bytes
 		# for every $FF we hit, buffer until something that isn’t $00
-		if (not buffering and ord(byte) == 0xFF) or (buffering and ord(byte) == 0x00):
+		if not buffering and ord(byte) == 0xFF:
 			buf += byte
 			buffering = True
+		elif buffering and ord(byte) == 0x00:
+			buf += byte
 		elif buffering and ord(byte) == 0xFF:
 			out.write(buf)
 			buf = byte