diff --git a/bseq.c b/bseq.c
index aa891a9..3b77d5c 100644
--- a/bseq.c
+++ b/bseq.c
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ mm_bseq1_t *mm_bseq_read3(mm_bseq_file_t *fp, int chunk_size, int with_qual, int
 			break;
 		}
 	}
-	if (ret != -1)
+	if (ret < -1)
 		fprintf(stderr, "[WARNING]\033[1;31m wrong FASTA/FASTQ record. Continue anyway.\033[0m\n");
 	*n_ = a.n;
 	return a.a;
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 2670987..4845a87 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #include "mmpriv.h"
 #include "ketopt.h"
 
-#define MM_VERSION "2.13-r877-dirty"
+#define MM_VERSION "2.13-r880-dirty"
 
 #ifdef __linux__
 #include <sys/resource.h>