diff --git a/deps/ox/src/ox/mc/read.hpp b/deps/ox/src/ox/mc/read.hpp
index 80de4469..e2c8c20a 100644
--- a/deps/ox/src/ox/mc/read.hpp
+++ b/deps/ox/src/ox/mc/read.hpp
@@ -276,8 +276,8 @@ constexpr Error MetalClawReaderTemplate<Reader>::field(const char *name, T *val)
 				val->resize(len);
 				return field(name, val->data(), val->size());
 			}
+			val->resize(0);
 		}
-		val->resize(0);
 		++m_field;
 		return {};
 	} else if constexpr(isArray_v<T>) {