diff --git a/updater/install.cpp b/updater/install.cpp
index b17c34f..d4ae64e 100644
--- a/updater/install.cpp
+++ b/updater/install.cpp
@@ -1456,6 +1456,7 @@
     memset(buffer, 0, sizeof(((struct bootloader_message*)0)->command));
     FILE* f = fopen(filename, "r+b");
     fseek(f, offsetof(struct bootloader_message, command), SEEK_SET);
+    fseek(f, BOOTLOADER_MESSAGE_OFFSET_IN_MISC, SEEK_CUR);
     ota_fwrite(buffer, sizeof(((struct bootloader_message*)0)->command), 1, f);
     fclose(f);
     free(filename);
@@ -1498,6 +1499,7 @@
     // package installation.
     FILE* f = fopen(filename, "r+b");
     fseek(f, offsetof(struct bootloader_message, stage), SEEK_SET);
+    fseek(f, BOOTLOADER_MESSAGE_OFFSET_IN_MISC, SEEK_CUR);
     int to_write = strlen(stagestr)+1;
     int max_size = sizeof(((struct bootloader_message*)0)->stage);
     if (to_write > max_size) {
@@ -1524,6 +1526,7 @@
     char buffer[sizeof(((struct bootloader_message*)0)->stage)];
     FILE* f = fopen(filename, "rb");
     fseek(f, offsetof(struct bootloader_message, stage), SEEK_SET);
+    fseek(f, BOOTLOADER_MESSAGE_OFFSET_IN_MISC, SEEK_CUR);
     ota_fread(buffer, sizeof(buffer), 1, f);
     fclose(f);
     buffer[sizeof(buffer)-1] = '\0';