diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 529300c..311cbc7 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 ###directories to ignore###
-./rootfiles/
-./pics/
-./images/
-./hotfixes/
+.vscode/
+build/
 
 ###file types to ignore###
 *.swp
diff --git a/src/evb/CompassFile.cpp b/src/evb/CompassFile.cpp
index f6c9e0f..622682e 100644
--- a/src/evb/CompassFile.cpp
+++ b/src/evb/CompassFile.cpp
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ namespace EventBuilder {
 	
 		m_file->seekg(0, std::ios_base::end);
 		m_size = m_file->tellg();
-		if(m_size == 0) 
+		if(m_size == 2) 
 		{
 			m_eofFlag = true;
 		}