diff --git a/lib/baddata.f90 b/lib/baddata.f90
index edacc1d57..378de8d6d 100644
--- a/lib/baddata.f90
+++ b/lib/baddata.f90
@@ -15,8 +15,10 @@ logical function baddata(id2,nz)
         sq=sq + x*x
      enddo
      rms=sqrt(sq/nadd)
-     smin=min(smin,rms)
-     smax=max(smax,rms)
+     if(i.gt.6) then
+        smin=min(smin,rms)
+        smax=max(smax,rms)
+     endif
   enddo
 
   sratio=smax/(smin+1.e-30)
diff --git a/lib/decoder.f90 b/lib/decoder.f90
index 044679697..9a0213aef 100644
--- a/lib/decoder.f90
+++ b/lib/decoder.f90
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ subroutine multimode_decoder(ss,id2,params,nfsample)
   if(mod(params%nranera,2).eq.1) ntrials=3*10**(params%nranera/2)
   if(params%nranera.eq.0) ntrials=0
 
-  rms=sqrt(dot_product(float(id2(300000:310000)),                                           &
+  rms=sqrt(dot_product(float(id2(300000:310000)),            &
        float(id2(300000:310000)))/10000.0)
   if(rms.lt.2.0) go to 800