diff --git a/native/jni/src/bigram_dictionary.cpp b/native/jni/src/bigram_dictionary.cpp
index ac2a261..8c73f44 100644
--- a/native/jni/src/bigram_dictionary.cpp
+++ b/native/jni/src/bigram_dictionary.cpp
@@ -149,8 +149,8 @@
     } else {
         pos = BinaryFormat::skipOtherCharacters(root, pos);
     }
-    pos = BinaryFormat::skipChildrenPosition(flags, pos);
     pos = BinaryFormat::skipFrequency(flags, pos);
+    pos = BinaryFormat::skipChildrenPosition(flags, pos);
     pos = BinaryFormat::skipShortcuts(root, flags, pos);
     return pos;
 }
diff --git a/native/jni/src/binary_format.h b/native/jni/src/binary_format.h
index 40f1976..4a1649c 100644
--- a/native/jni/src/binary_format.h
+++ b/native/jni/src/binary_format.h
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@
                     // We count chars in order to avoid infinite loops if the file is broken or
                     // if there is some other bug
                     int charCount = maxDepth;
-                    while (-1 != nextChar && --charCount > 0) {
+                    while (NOT_A_CHARACTER != nextChar && --charCount > 0) {
                         outWord[++wordPos] = nextChar;
                         nextChar = getCharCodeAndForwardPointer(root, &pos);
                     }