diff --git a/bytebeat_compiler.py b/bytebeat_compiler.py
index 602456b..d105c3f 100644
--- a/bytebeat_compiler.py
+++ b/bytebeat_compiler.py
@@ -339,7 +339,9 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
 		value if (value := args.final_sample_rate) else args.sample_rate
 
 	# - Parse the '--skip-first' argument
-	if not args.skip_first is None:
+	if args.skip_first is None:
+		skip_first_samples = 0
+	else:
 		encountered_point = False
 		encountered_s = False
 		for character in args.skip_first:
@@ -362,8 +364,6 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
 			skip_first += [0]
 
 		skip_first_samples = skip_first[0] * actual_sample_rate + skip_first[1]
-	else:
-		skip_first_samples = 0
 
 	# round the number of skipped first samples
 	skip_first_samples = ceil(skip_first_samples)