diff --git a/library/includes/file_list_v2.php b/library/includes/file_list_v2.php
index c5db0e2e4..78d949048 100644
--- a/library/includes/file_list_v2.php
+++ b/library/includes/file_list_v2.php
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@ if (!is_file($file_path)) {
 $file_contents = file_get_contents($file_path);
 
 if ($bb_cfg['flist_max_files']) {
-    $filetree_pos = strpos($file_contents, ':file tree');
-    $files_pos = !empty($row['info_hash']) ? strpos($file_contents, ':files', $filetree_pos) : false;
-    $file_count = substr_count($file_contents, ':length', $filetree_pos, ($files_pos ? ($files_pos - $filetree_pos) : null));
+    $filetree_pos = strpos($file_contents, '9:file tree');
+    $files_pos = !empty($row['info_hash']) ? strpos($file_contents, '5:files', $filetree_pos) : false;
+    $file_count = substr_count($file_contents, '6:length', $filetree_pos, ($files_pos ? ($files_pos - $filetree_pos) : null));
 
     if ($file_count > $bb_cfg['flist_max_files']) {
         http_response_code(410);