diff --git a/examples/goose_publisher/goose_publisher_example.c b/examples/goose_publisher/goose_publisher_example.c
index 00da320e..083cfa59 100644
--- a/examples/goose_publisher/goose_publisher_example.c
+++ b/examples/goose_publisher/goose_publisher_example.c
@@ -94,7 +94,3 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 
     return 0;
 }
-
-
-
-
diff --git a/src/goose/goose_publisher.c b/src/goose/goose_publisher.c
index b6f43cf9..f9059bec 100644
--- a/src/goose/goose_publisher.c
+++ b/src/goose/goose_publisher.c
@@ -516,11 +516,11 @@ GoosePublisher_publish(GoosePublisher self, LinkedList dataSet)
             printf("reserved1: %02x %02x\n", self->buffer[self->gooseStart + 6], self->buffer[self->gooseStart + 7]);
         }
 
-        gooseLength += secExtLength;
-
         self->buffer[lengthIndex] = gooseLength / 256;
         self->buffer[lengthIndex + 1] = gooseLength & 0xff;
 
+        gooseLength += secExtLength;
+
         Ethernet_sendPacket(self->ethernetSocket, self->buffer, self->payloadStart + self->payloadLength + secExtLength);
 
 #else