diff --git a/src/file_tph.c b/src/file_tph.c
index 243f52b6..4aa7de75 100644
--- a/src/file_tph.c
+++ b/src/file_tph.c
@@ -45,28 +45,6 @@ const file_hint_t file_hint_tph= {
   .register_header_check=&register_header_check_tph
 };
 
-static const unsigned char tph_header[20]= {
-  '#', 'U', 'G', 'C', ':', '2', ' ', 'M',
-  'F', 'G', '_', 'T', 'O', 'O', 'L', '_',
-  'P', 'A', 'T', 'H'};
-
-static void register_header_check_tph(file_stat_t *file_stat)
-{
-  register_header_check(0, tph_header,sizeof(tph_header), &header_check_tph, file_stat);
-}
-
-static int header_check_tph(const unsigned char *buffer, const unsigned int buffer_size, const unsigned int safe_header_only, const file_recovery_t *file_recovery, file_recovery_t *file_recovery_new)
-{
-  if(memcmp(buffer,tph_header,sizeof(tph_header))==0)
-  {
-    reset_file_recovery(file_recovery_new);
-    file_recovery_new->file_check=file_check_tph;
-    file_recovery_new->extension=file_hint_tph.extension;
-    return 1;
-  }
-  return 0;
-}
-
 static void file_check_tph(file_recovery_t *file_recovery)
 {
   const unsigned char tph_footer[11]= {
@@ -74,3 +52,22 @@ static void file_check_tph(file_recovery_t *file_recovery)
     'U', 'G', 'C'};
   file_search_footer(file_recovery, tph_footer, sizeof(tph_footer), 1);
 }
+
+static int header_check_tph(const unsigned char *buffer, const unsigned int buffer_size, const unsigned int safe_header_only, const file_recovery_t *file_recovery, file_recovery_t *file_recovery_new)
+{
+  if(!isprint(buffer[20]) || !isprint(buffer[21]) || !isprint(buffer[22]) || !isprint(buffer[23]))
+    return 0;
+  reset_file_recovery(file_recovery_new);
+  file_recovery_new->file_check=file_check_tph;
+  file_recovery_new->extension=file_hint_tph.extension;
+  return 1;
+}
+
+static void register_header_check_tph(file_stat_t *file_stat)
+{
+  static const unsigned char tph_header[20]= {
+    '#', 'U', 'G', 'C', ':', '2', ' ', 'M',
+    'F', 'G', '_', 'T', 'O', 'O', 'L', '_',
+    'P', 'A', 'T', 'H'};
+  register_header_check(0, tph_header,sizeof(tph_header), &header_check_tph, file_stat);
+}