1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/c_src/permdb.c b/c_src/permdb.c
index 04904f3..90bb2ff 100644
--- a/c_src/permdb.c
+++ b/c_src/permdb.c
@@ -550,9 +550,9 @@ unpacknode(permdb_object *state, const unsigned char *data, size_t datalen)
                 return errornode;
         }
 
-        node_object node;
+        data += 8;              /* Advance past cookie. */
 
-        data += 8;
+        node_object node;
 
         for (int i = 0; i < ENTRIESPERNODE; i++) {
                 node.data[i] = read_be64(data);