diff --git a/sig_checker.py b/sig_checker.py
index fc181d8..3a4a74e 100755
--- a/sig_checker.py
+++ b/sig_checker.py
@@ -80,15 +80,15 @@ def validate():
       result_count = 0
       sig_addr = text.start_ea
 
+      # Expects a byte array
+      fmt_sig = [int(s, 16).to_bytes(1, 'little') if s != '??' else b'\0' for s in sig.split(' ')]
+      fmt_sig = b''.join(fmt_sig)
+
+      # Another byte array, 0 = "??" wildcard
+      sig_mask = [int(b != '??').to_bytes(1, 'little') for b in sig.split(' ')]
+      sig_mask = b''.join(sig_mask)
+
       while True:
-        # Expects a byte array
-        fmt_sig = [int(s, 16).to_bytes(1, 'little') if s != '??' else b'\0' for s in sig.split(' ')]
-        fmt_sig = b''.join(fmt_sig)
-
-        # Another byte array, 0 = "??" wildcard
-        sig_mask = [int(b != '??').to_bytes(1, 'little') for b in sig.split(' ')]
-        sig_mask = b''.join(sig_mask)
-
         sig_addr = idaapi.bin_search(
           sig_addr,
           text.end_ea,