diff --git a/BinaryObjectScanner/FileType/Executable.cs b/BinaryObjectScanner/FileType/Executable.cs
index c1bc3a4b..e01e910d 100644
--- a/BinaryObjectScanner/FileType/Executable.cs
+++ b/BinaryObjectScanner/FileType/Executable.cs
@@ -165,14 +165,14 @@ namespace BinaryObjectScanner.FileType
             else if (!File.Exists(file))
                 return protections;
 
-            // If the stream isn't seekable
-            if (!stream.CanSeek)
-                return protections;
-
             // Read the file contents
             byte[] fileContent = [];
             try
             {
+                // If the stream isn't seekable
+                if (!stream.CanSeek)
+                    return protections;
+
                 stream.Seek(0, SeekOrigin.Begin);
                 fileContent = stream.ReadBytes((int)stream.Length);
                 if (fileContent == null)
diff --git a/BinaryObjectScanner/Scanner.cs b/BinaryObjectScanner/Scanner.cs
index bed0d840..c9b6c2b5 100644
--- a/BinaryObjectScanner/Scanner.cs
+++ b/BinaryObjectScanner/Scanner.cs
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ namespace BinaryObjectScanner
         private ProtectionDictionary GetInternalProtections(string fileName, Stream stream)
         {
             // Quick sanity check before continuing
-            if (stream == null || !stream.CanRead || !stream.CanSeek)
+            if (!stream.CanRead)
                 return [];
 
             // Initialize the protections found