diff --git a/BurnOutSharp.Builders/MSDOS.cs b/BurnOutSharp.Builders/MSDOS.cs
index dd0362f7..16399606 100644
--- a/BurnOutSharp.Builders/MSDOS.cs
+++ b/BurnOutSharp.Builders/MSDOS.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 using System.IO;
+using System.Text;
 using BurnOutSharp.Models.MSDOS;
 using BurnOutSharp.Utilities;
+using static BurnOutSharp.Models.MSDOS.Constants;
 
 namespace BurnOutSharp.Builders
 {
@@ -100,12 +102,9 @@ namespace BurnOutSharp.Builders
 
             #region Standard Fields
 
-            header.Magic = new byte[2];
-            for (int i = 0; i < header.Magic.Length; i++)
-            {
-                header.Magic[i] = data.ReadByteValue();
-            }
-            if (header.Magic[0] != 'M' || header.Magic[1] != 'Z')
+            byte[] magic = data.ReadBytes(2);
+            header.Magic = Encoding.ASCII.GetString(magic);
+            if (header.Magic != SignatureString)
                 return null;
 
             header.LastPageBytes = data.ReadUInt16();
diff --git a/BurnOutSharp.Models/MSDOS/Constants.cs b/BurnOutSharp.Models/MSDOS/Constants.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ebba5f9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/BurnOutSharp.Models/MSDOS/Constants.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+namespace BurnOutSharp.Models.MSDOS
+{
+    public static class Constants
+    {
+        public static readonly byte[] SignatureBytes = new byte[] { 0x4d, 0x5a };
+
+        public const string SignatureString = "MZ";
+
+        public const ushort SignatureUInt16 = 0x5a4d;
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/BurnOutSharp.Models/MSDOS/ExecutableHeader.cs b/BurnOutSharp.Models/MSDOS/ExecutableHeader.cs
index 73758d73..f553e27f 100644
--- a/BurnOutSharp.Models/MSDOS/ExecutableHeader.cs
+++ b/BurnOutSharp.Models/MSDOS/ExecutableHeader.cs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ namespace BurnOutSharp.Models.MSDOS
         /// 0x5A4D (ASCII for 'M' and 'Z')
         /// </summary>
         [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.ByValArray, SizeConst = 2)]
-        public byte[] Magic;
+        public string Magic;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Number of bytes in the last page.
diff --git a/BurnOutSharp.Wrappers/LinearExecutable.cs b/BurnOutSharp.Wrappers/LinearExecutable.cs
index d53d4d86..ca6a866d 100644
--- a/BurnOutSharp.Wrappers/LinearExecutable.cs
+++ b/BurnOutSharp.Wrappers/LinearExecutable.cs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ namespace BurnOutSharp.Wrappers
         #region Standard Fields
 
         /// <inheritdoc cref="Models.MSDOS.ExecutableHeader.Magic"/>
-        public byte[] Stub_Magic => _executable.Stub.Header.Magic;
+        public string Stub_Magic => _executable.Stub.Header.Magic;
 
         /// <inheritdoc cref="Models.MSDOS.ExecutableHeader.LastPageBytes"/>
         public ushort Stub_LastPageBytes => _executable.Stub.Header.LastPageBytes;
diff --git a/BurnOutSharp.Wrappers/MSDOS.cs b/BurnOutSharp.Wrappers/MSDOS.cs
index 8f42f45d..2e64ba17 100644
--- a/BurnOutSharp.Wrappers/MSDOS.cs
+++ b/BurnOutSharp.Wrappers/MSDOS.cs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ namespace BurnOutSharp.Wrappers
         #region Header
 
         /// <inheritdoc cref="Models.MSDOS.ExecutableHeader.Magic"/>
-        public byte[] Magic => _executable.Header.Magic;
+        public string Magic => _executable.Header.Magic;
 
         /// <inheritdoc cref="Models.MSDOS.ExecutableHeader.LastPageBytes"/>
         public ushort LastPageBytes => _executable.Header.LastPageBytes;
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ namespace BurnOutSharp.Wrappers
         {
             Console.WriteLine("  Header Information:");
             Console.WriteLine("  -------------------------");
-            Console.WriteLine($"  Magic number: {BitConverter.ToString(Magic).Replace("-", string.Empty)}");
+            Console.WriteLine($"  Magic number: {Magic}");
             Console.WriteLine($"  Last page bytes: {LastPageBytes}");
             Console.WriteLine($"  Pages: {Pages}");
             Console.WriteLine($"  Relocation items: {RelocationItems}");
diff --git a/BurnOutSharp.Wrappers/NewExecutable.cs b/BurnOutSharp.Wrappers/NewExecutable.cs
index a8ff5790..58d59a71 100644
--- a/BurnOutSharp.Wrappers/NewExecutable.cs
+++ b/BurnOutSharp.Wrappers/NewExecutable.cs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ namespace BurnOutSharp.Wrappers
         #region Standard Fields
 
         /// <inheritdoc cref="Models.MSDOS.ExecutableHeader.Magic"/>
-        public byte[] Stub_Magic => _executable.Stub.Header.Magic;
+        public string Stub_Magic => _executable.Stub.Header.Magic;
 
         /// <inheritdoc cref="Models.MSDOS.ExecutableHeader.LastPageBytes"/>
         public ushort Stub_LastPageBytes => _executable.Stub.Header.LastPageBytes;
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ namespace BurnOutSharp.Wrappers
         {
             Console.WriteLine("  MS-DOS Stub Header Information:");
             Console.WriteLine("  -------------------------");
-            Console.WriteLine($"  Magic number: {BitConverter.ToString(Stub_Magic).Replace("-", string.Empty)}");
+            Console.WriteLine($"  Magic number: {Stub_Magic}");
             Console.WriteLine($"  Last page bytes: {Stub_LastPageBytes}");
             Console.WriteLine($"  Pages: {Stub_Pages}");
             Console.WriteLine($"  Relocation items: {Stub_RelocationItems}");
diff --git a/BurnOutSharp.Wrappers/PortableExecutable.cs b/BurnOutSharp.Wrappers/PortableExecutable.cs
index 66abdd99..c826b6af 100644
--- a/BurnOutSharp.Wrappers/PortableExecutable.cs
+++ b/BurnOutSharp.Wrappers/PortableExecutable.cs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ namespace BurnOutSharp.Wrappers
         #region Standard Fields
 
         /// <inheritdoc cref="Models.MSDOS.ExecutableHeader.Magic"/>
-        public byte[] Stub_Magic => _executable.Stub.Header.Magic;
+        public string Stub_Magic => _executable.Stub.Header.Magic;
 
         /// <inheritdoc cref="Models.MSDOS.ExecutableHeader.LastPageBytes"/>
         public ushort Stub_LastPageBytes => _executable.Stub.Header.LastPageBytes;
@@ -1059,7 +1059,7 @@ namespace BurnOutSharp.Wrappers
         {
             Console.WriteLine("  MS-DOS Stub Header Information:");
             Console.WriteLine("  -------------------------");
-            Console.WriteLine($"  Magic number: {BitConverter.ToString(Stub_Magic).Replace("-", string.Empty)}");
+            Console.WriteLine($"  Magic number: {Stub_Magic}");
             Console.WriteLine($"  Last page bytes: {Stub_LastPageBytes}");
             Console.WriteLine($"  Pages: {Stub_Pages}");
             Console.WriteLine($"  Relocation items: {Stub_RelocationItems}");