diff --git a/PKGBUILD b/PKGBUILD
index 5172e21..9290e77 100644
--- a/PKGBUILD
+++ b/PKGBUILD
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # PKGBUILD for libAthena
 _pkgname=libathena
 pkgname=$_pkgname-git
-pkgver=1.1.0.17.gfb722a9
+pkgver=1.1.0.34.g7b1b027
 pkgrel=1
 pkgdesc="Basic cross platform IO library"
 arch=('i686' 'x86_64')
diff --git a/src/Athena/FileReader.cpp b/src/Athena/FileReader.cpp
index 55cb87d..1e8fbb0 100644
--- a/src/Athena/FileReader.cpp
+++ b/src/Athena/FileReader.cpp
@@ -303,11 +303,11 @@ bool FileReader::readBool()
 
 atVec3f FileReader::readVec3f()
 {
+    atVec3f val = {};
     if (!isOpen())
-        THROW_INVALID_OPERATION_EXCEPTION_RETURN({}, "File not open for reading");
+        THROW_INVALID_OPERATION_EXCEPTION_RETURN(val, "File not open for reading");
 
     m_bitValid = false;
-    atVec3f val = {};
     fread(&val, 1, 12, m_fileHandle);
 
     if ((!utility::isSystemBigEndian() && isBigEndian()) || (utility::isSystemBigEndian() && isLittleEndian()))
@@ -322,11 +322,11 @@ atVec3f FileReader::readVec3f()
 
 atVec4f FileReader::readVec4f()
 {
+    atVec4f val = {};
     if (!isOpen())
-        THROW_INVALID_OPERATION_EXCEPTION_RETURN({}, "File not open for reading");
+        THROW_INVALID_OPERATION_EXCEPTION_RETURN(val, "File not open for reading");
 
     m_bitValid = false;
-    atVec4f val = {};
     fread(&val, 1, 16, m_fileHandle);
 
     if ((!utility::isSystemBigEndian() && isBigEndian()) || (utility::isSystemBigEndian() && isLittleEndian()))
diff --git a/src/Athena/MemoryReader.cpp b/src/Athena/MemoryReader.cpp
index f9c9792..40dd369 100644
--- a/src/Athena/MemoryReader.cpp
+++ b/src/Athena/MemoryReader.cpp
@@ -431,7 +431,10 @@ atVec3f MemoryReader::readVec3f()
     }
 
     if (m_position + 12 > m_length)
-        THROW_IO_EXCEPTION_RETURN({}, "Position %0.8X outside stream bounds ", m_position);
+    {
+        atVec3f zero = {};
+        THROW_IO_EXCEPTION_RETURN(zero, "Position %0.8X outside stream bounds ", m_position);
+    }
 
     float* source = (float*)(m_data + m_position);
     atVec3f result = {source[0], source[1], source[2]};
@@ -464,7 +467,10 @@ atVec4f MemoryReader::readVec4f()
     }
 
     if (m_position + 16 > m_length)
-        THROW_IO_EXCEPTION_RETURN({}, "Position %0.8X outside stream bounds ", m_position);
+    {
+        atVec4f zero = {};
+        THROW_IO_EXCEPTION_RETURN(zero, "Position %0.8X outside stream bounds ", m_position);
+    }
 
     float* source = (float*)(m_data + m_position);
     atVec4f result = {source[0], source[1], source[2], source[3]};