diff --git a/BinaryObjectScanner/Scanner.cs b/BinaryObjectScanner/Scanner.cs
index a1c0d49a..3d7839eb 100644
--- a/BinaryObjectScanner/Scanner.cs
+++ b/BinaryObjectScanner/Scanner.cs
@@ -297,9 +297,6 @@ namespace BinaryObjectScanner
                 return [];
             }
 
-            // Initialize the protections found
-            var protections = new ProtectionDictionary();
-
             // Get the extension for certain checks
             string extension = Path.GetExtension(fileName).ToLower().TrimStart('.');
 
@@ -328,6 +325,9 @@ namespace BinaryObjectScanner
             // Get the wrapper, if possible
             var wrapper = WrapperFactory.CreateWrapper(fileType, stream);
 
+            // Initialize the protections found
+            var protections = new ProtectionDictionary();
+
             #region Non-Archive File Types
 
             // Try to scan file contents