diff --git a/src/AudioGeneratorRTTTL.cpp b/src/AudioGeneratorRTTTL.cpp
index 5eb1848..91d07e6 100644
--- a/src/AudioGeneratorRTTTL.cpp
+++ b/src/AudioGeneratorRTTTL.cpp
@@ -236,13 +236,13 @@ bool AudioGeneratorRTTTL::GetNextNote()
     ptr++;
     note++;
   }
+  if (!ReadInt(&scale)) {
+    scale = defaultOctave;
+  }
   if ((ptr < len) && (buff[ptr] == '.')) {
     ptr++;
     dur += dur / 2;
   }
-  if (!ReadInt(&scale)) {
-    scale = defaultOctave;
-  }
   // Eat any trailing whitespace and comma
   SkipWhitespace();
   if ((ptr < len) && (buff[ptr]==',')) {