diff --git "a/C:\\Users\\kmaslyuk\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\TortoiseGit\\raw67AD.tmp\\rawstr-2c0baa1-left.cpp" "b/D:\\dev\\sword\\src\\modules\\common\\rawstr.cpp"
index 79c7cf2..ddaa01c 100644
--- "a/C:\\Users\\kmaslyuk\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\TortoiseGit\\raw67AD.tmp\\rawstr-2c0baa1-left.cpp"
+++ "b/D:\\dev\\sword\\src\\modules\\common\\rawstr.cpp"
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ void RawStr::getIDXBuf(long ioffset, char **buf) const
  *		away		- number of entries before of after to jump
  *					(default = 0)
  *
- * RET: error status -1 general error; -2 new file
+ * RET: error status -1 general error; -2 new file; -3 inconsecutive index
  */
 
 signed char RawStr::findOffset(const char *ikey, __u32 *start, __u16 *size, long away, __u32 *idxoff) const
@@ -274,6 +274,9 @@ signed char RawStr::findOffset(const char *ikey, __u32 *start, __u16 *size, long
 			if (idxoff)
 				*idxoff = tryoff;
 
+			if(away > 0 && tmpStart < *start)
+				retval = -3;
+
 			*start = swordtoarch32(tmpStart);
 			*size  = swordtoarch16(tmpSize);