diff --git a/jdk.js b/jdk.js
index 56b1e07..4a752ab 100755
--- a/jdk.js
+++ b/jdk.js
@@ -165,6 +165,9 @@
 								'java2js error: JDK not initialized! You must call `await jdk.init()` before using `jdk.load()`'
 							);
 						}
+
+						file = file.replaceAll(/\s+{/gm, ' {');
+
 						// bodge fix to avoid getting the index of a commented out class
 						// (only works with normal comments)
 						let classLine = file.indexOf('\npublic class');
@@ -178,8 +181,6 @@
 
 						let className = file.slice(classLine + 13, file.indexOf('{', classLine + 13));
 
-						file = file.replaceAll(/\s+{/gm, ' {');
-
 						// workaround hack for converting triple quotes to a normal string
 						file = file.replace(/"""([^"]*)"""/gm, (match, p1) => {
 							return '(' + p1.replace(/(  |\t){0,3}(.*)(\r*\n|$)/gm, '"$2\\n"+').slice(0, -1) + ')';
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8bcd0ca..a579462 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "java2js",
-	"version": "1.2.20",
+	"version": "1.2.21",
 	"description": "Converts Java to JavaScript and runs it with a JS JDK",
 	"main": "jdk.js",
 	"scripts": {