diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index a702d242e..3844fbcf8 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ Misc:
  - GBA Audio: Remove broken XQ audio pending rewrite
  - GBA BIOS: Move SoftReset implementation to assembly
  - GBA e-Reader: Use geometric mean instead of arithmetic mean when detecting parameters
+ - GBA e-Reader: Disable strict mode when scanning cards
  - GBA Memory: Improve VRAM access stall cycle estimation
  - GBA SIO: Rewrite lockstep driver for improved stability
  - GBA Video: Add special circlular window handling in OpenGL renderer
diff --git a/src/gba/cart/ereader.c b/src/gba/cart/ereader.c
index 407f7a7b0..7b3fba062 100644
--- a/src/gba/cart/ereader.c
+++ b/src/gba/cart/ereader.c
@@ -1500,7 +1500,7 @@ bool EReaderScanCard(struct EReaderScan* scan) {
 	for (i = 0; i < blocks; ++i) {
 		EReaderScanDetectBlockThreshold(scan, i);
 		unsigned errors = 36 * 36;
-		while (!EReaderScanScanBlock(scan, i, true)) {
+		while (!EReaderScanScanBlock(scan, i, false)) {
 			if (errors < EReaderBlockListGetPointer(&scan->blocks, i)->errors) {
 				return false;
 			}