diff --git a/align.c b/align.c
index 6af257d..daa42ce 100644
--- a/align.c
+++ b/align.c
@@ -110,8 +110,11 @@ static void mm_fix_cigar(mm_reg1_t *r, const uint8_t *qseq, const uint8_t *tseq,
 	}
 	if ((p->cigar[0]&0xf) == 1 || (p->cigar[0]&0xf) == 2) { // get rid of leading I or D
 		int32_t l = p->cigar[0] >> 4;
-		if ((p->cigar[0]&0xf) == 1) r->qs += l, *qshift = l;
-		else r->rs += l, *tshift = l;
+		if ((p->cigar[0]&0xf) == 1) {
+			if (r->rev) r->qe -= l;
+			else r->qs += l;
+			*qshift = l;
+		} else r->rs += l, *tshift = l;
 		--p->n_cigar;
 		memmove(p->cigar, p->cigar + 1, p->n_cigar * 4);
 	}
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 1c4f19e..9bc5bed 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #include "mmpriv.h"
 #include "getopt.h"
 
-#define MM_VERSION "2.4-r559-dirty"
+#define MM_VERSION "2.4-r562-dirty"
 
 #ifdef __linux__
 #include <sys/resource.h>