diff --git a/src/vmsrc/a1cmd.pla b/src/vmsrc/a1cmd.pla
index fc1c14c..71cd7cc 100755
--- a/src/vmsrc/a1cmd.pla
+++ b/src/vmsrc/a1cmd.pla
@@ -823,7 +823,7 @@ def loadmod(mod)#1
         memcpy(@header, heap, 128)
         modsize = header:0
         moddep  = @header.1
-        defofst = modsize
+        defofst = modsize + MODADDR
         init    = 0
         if rdlen > 4 and heap=>2 == $DA7F // DAVE+1 = magic number :-)
             //
@@ -854,8 +854,6 @@ def loadmod(mod)#1
             // Re-read file
             //
             readfile(@filename, heap)
-        else
-            return -69
         fin
         //
         // Alloc heap space for relocated module (data + bytecode).
diff --git a/src/vmsrc/cmd.pla b/src/vmsrc/cmd.pla
index 342479e..1b91a70 100755
--- a/src/vmsrc/cmd.pla
+++ b/src/vmsrc/cmd.pla
@@ -954,7 +954,7 @@ def loadmod(mod)#1
         rdlen   = read(refnum, @header, 128)
         modsize = header:0
         moddep  = @header.1
-        defofst = modsize
+        defofst = modsize + MODADDR
         init    = 0
         if rdlen > 4 and header:2 == $DA7F // DAVE+1 = magic number :-)
             //
@@ -991,8 +991,6 @@ def loadmod(mod)#1
                 refnum = open(@filename, iobuffer)
                 rdlen  = read(refnum, @header, 128)
             fin
-        else
-            return -69
         fin
         //
         // Alloc heap space for relocated module (data + bytecode).
diff --git a/src/vmsrc/soscmd.pla b/src/vmsrc/soscmd.pla
index c8fb80d..26dab13 100755
--- a/src/vmsrc/soscmd.pla
+++ b/src/vmsrc/soscmd.pla
@@ -983,9 +983,9 @@ def loadmod(mod)#1
     if refnum > 0
         rdlen   = read(refnum, @header, 128)
         modsize = header:0
-        //moddep  = @header.1
-        //defofst = modsize
-        //init    = 0
+        moddep  = @header.1
+        defofst = modsize + MODADDR
+        init    = 0
         if rdlen > 4 and header:2 == $DA7F // DAVE+1 = magic number :-)
             //
             // This is an EXTended RELocatable (data+bytecode) module.
@@ -1023,8 +1023,6 @@ def loadmod(mod)#1
                 refnum = open(@filename)
                 rdlen  = read(refnum, @header, 128)
             fin
-        else
-            return -69
         fin
         //
         // Alloc heap space for relocated module (data + bytecode).