diff --git a/src/main/java/com/dampcake/bencode/BencodeInputStream.java b/src/main/java/com/dampcake/bencode/BencodeInputStream.java
index b29f40d..7113fa6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/dampcake/bencode/BencodeInputStream.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/dampcake/bencode/BencodeInputStream.java
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ private Object readObject(final int token) throws IOException {
 
         if (type == Type.STRING && !useBytes)
             return readString();
-        if (type == Type.STRING && useBytes)
+        if (type == Type.STRING)
             return readStringBytes();
         if (type == Type.NUMBER)
             return readNumber();