diff --git a/src/file_a.c b/src/file_a.c
index ee1dfbdc..c67c4fbf 100644
--- a/src/file_a.c
+++ b/src/file_a.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 #include "types.h"
 #include "filegen.h"
 
-/*@ requires \valid(file_stat); */
+/*@ requires valid_register_header_check(file_stat); */
 static void register_header_check_a(file_stat_t *file_stat);
 
 const file_hint_t file_hint_a= {
@@ -56,14 +56,10 @@ struct file_header
 
 /*@
   @ requires buffer_size >= 8 + sizeof(struct file_header);
-  @ requires \valid_read(buffer+(0 .. buffer_size-1));
-  @ requires valid_file_recovery(file_recovery);
-  @ requires \valid(file_recovery_new);
-  @ requires file_recovery_new->blocksize > 0;
   @ requires separation: \separated(&file_hint_a, buffer+(..), file_recovery, file_recovery_new);
+  @ requires valid_header_check_param(buffer, buffer_size, safe_header_only, file_recovery, file_recovery_new);
+  @ ensures  valid_header_check_result(\result, file_recovery_new);
   @ assigns  *file_recovery_new;
-  @ ensures \result == 0 || \result == 1;
-  @ ensures  \result!=0 ==> valid_file_recovery(file_recovery_new);
   @*/
 static int header_check_a(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)
 {