diff --git a/WasatchNET/EEPROM.cs b/WasatchNET/EEPROM.cs
index bae4cc8..853b639 100644
--- a/WasatchNET/EEPROM.cs
+++ b/WasatchNET/EEPROM.cs
@@ -1655,6 +1655,8 @@ public virtual async Task<bool> writeAsync(bool allPages=false)
                 return false;
             }
 
+            format = FORMAT;
+
             if (!writeParse())
                 return false;
             int pageCount = MAX_PAGES;
@@ -2209,8 +2211,6 @@ public virtual async Task<bool> readAsync(bool skipRead = false)
 
             enforceReasonableDefaults();
 
-            format = FORMAT;
-
             return true;
             
         }
diff --git a/WasatchNET/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs b/WasatchNET/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
index 8788eac..4961434 100644
--- a/WasatchNET/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
+++ b/WasatchNET/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
@@ -32,5 +32,5 @@
 // You can specify all the values or you can default the Build and Revision Numbers
 // by using the '*' as shown below:
 // [assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.0.*")]
-[assembly: AssemblyVersion("2.5.25.0")]
-[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("2.5.25.0")]
+[assembly: AssemblyVersion("2.5.26.0")]
+[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("2.5.26.0")]
diff --git a/lib/x64/WasatchNET.dll b/lib/x64/WasatchNET.dll
index 1c0e511..4a49e8d 100644
Binary files a/lib/x64/WasatchNET.dll and b/lib/x64/WasatchNET.dll differ
diff --git a/lib/x86/WasatchNET.dll b/lib/x86/WasatchNET.dll
index 38f4f26..72f1658 100644
Binary files a/lib/x86/WasatchNET.dll and b/lib/x86/WasatchNET.dll differ