diff --git a/src/2048.c b/src/2048.c
index 4f18260..d1c8f1c 100644
--- a/src/2048.c
+++ b/src/2048.c
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ int get_score_high() {
     if (fd == NULL) 
         fd = fopen(HISCORE_FILE, "w+");
 
-    fscanf(fd, "%d", &s);
+    if (fscanf(fd, "%d", &s) == 1) {};
     fclose(fd);
     return s;
 }