diff --git a/src/raddbg/raddbg_core.c b/src/raddbg/raddbg_core.c
index d7c4e9f9..261f7afe 100644
--- a/src/raddbg/raddbg_core.c
+++ b/src/raddbg/raddbg_core.c
@@ -13868,10 +13868,10 @@ rd_frame(void)
             B32 file_is_okay = 0;
             {
               String8 stored_path = (kind == RD_CmdKind_OpenUser ? rd_state->user_path : rd_state->project_path);
-              file_is_okay = ((file_props.size == 0 && file_props.created == 0) ||
-                              str8_match(file_path, stored_path, 0) ||
-                              stored_path.size == 0 ||
-                              str8_match(str8_prefix(file_data, 9), str8_lit("// raddbg"), 0));
+              file_is_okay = (((file_props.size == 0 && file_props.created == 0) ||
+                               str8_match(file_path, stored_path, 0) ||
+                               stored_path.size == 0) &&
+                              (file_data.size == 0 || str8_match(str8_prefix(file_data, 9), str8_lit("// raddbg"), 0)));
             }
             
             //- rjf: determine file's version