diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/bk2/Bk2Movie.InputLog.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/bk2/Bk2Movie.InputLog.cs
index 572d5c4922..9db064c7f1 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/bk2/Bk2Movie.InputLog.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/bk2/Bk2Movie.InputLog.cs
@@ -50,7 +50,11 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 				string line;
 				while ((line = reader.ReadLine()) != null)
 				{
-					if (line.Contains("Frame "))
+					if (line.StartsWith("|"))
+					{
+						Log.Add(line);
+					}
+					else if (line.StartsWith("Frame "))
 					{
 						var strs = line.Split(' ');
 						try
@@ -67,10 +71,6 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 					{
 						LogKey = line.Replace("LogKey:", "");
 					}
-					else if (line[0] == '|')
-					{
-						Log.Add(line);
-					}
 				}
 			}
 			else
@@ -79,7 +79,12 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 				string line;
 				while ((line = reader.ReadLine()) != null)
 				{
-					if (line.Contains("Frame "))
+					if (line.StartsWith("|"))
+					{
+						SetFrameAt(i, line);
+						i++;
+					}
+					else if (line.StartsWith("Frame "))
 					{
 						var strs = line.Split(' ');
 						try
@@ -96,11 +101,6 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 					{
 						LogKey = line.Replace("LogKey:", "");
 					}
-					else if (line.StartsWith("|"))
-					{
-						SetFrameAt(i, line);
-						i++;
-					}
 				}
 			}
 
@@ -145,12 +145,11 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 			string line;
 			while ((line = reader.ReadLine()) != null)
 			{
-				if (line.Trim() == "")
+				if (line.StartsWith("|"))
 				{
-					continue;
+					newLog.Add(line);
 				}
-
-				if (line.Contains("Frame "))
+				else if (line.StartsWith("Frame "))
 				{
 					var strs = line.Split(' ');
 					try
@@ -163,10 +162,6 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 						return false;
 					}
 				}
-				else if (line[0] == '|')
-				{
-					newLog.Add(line);
-				}
 			}
 
 			if (stateFrame == 0)
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/tasproj/TasMovie.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/tasproj/TasMovie.cs
index cf04f59971..48bd345718 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/tasproj/TasMovie.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/tasproj/TasMovie.cs
@@ -194,7 +194,17 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 			string line;
 			while ((line = reader.ReadLine()) != null)
 			{
-				if (line.Contains("Frame "))
+				if (line.StartsWith("|"))
+				{
+					newLog.Add(line);
+					if (!timelineBranchFrame.HasValue && counter < Log.Count && line != Log[counter])
+					{
+						timelineBranchFrame = counter;
+					}
+
+					counter++;
+				}
+				else if (line.StartsWith("Frame "))
 				{
 					var split = line.Split(' ');
 					try
@@ -211,16 +221,6 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 				{
 					LogKey = line.Replace("LogKey:", "");
 				}
-				else if (line[0] == '|')
-				{
-					newLog.Add(line);
-					if (!timelineBranchFrame.HasValue && counter < Log.Count && line != Log[counter])
-					{
-						timelineBranchFrame = counter;
-					}
-
-					counter++;
-				}
 			}
 
 			Log.Clear();