diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index b8555c9..d4e5e57 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 # is-apng   [![Latest GitHub release][release-image]][release-url] [![Latest NPM version][npm-image]][npm-url] [![Build Status][ci-image]][ci-url]
 
-> Check if a Buffer/Uint8Array is a [Animated PNG / APNG](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/APNG) image
+> Checks if a Buffer/Uint8Array contains a [Animated PNG / APNG](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/APNG) image.
+
+> [!IMPORTANT]
+> This is _only_ a quick detect method and does not do full (A)PNG file validation.<br>
+> For security and file integrity sensitive operations, use a true (A)PNG validator (see also [specs](https://www.w3.org/TR/png/)).
 
 ## Install
 
@@ -40,7 +44,7 @@ isApng(new Uint8Array(buffer))
 #### As old-school global script tag
 
 Url for latest version: `https://unpkg.com/is-apng`<br>
-Url for specific version: `https://unpkg.com/is-apng@1.1.3/dist/index.js`
+Url for specific version: `https://unpkg.com/is-apng@1.1.4/dist/index.js`
 
 ```html
 <script src="https://unpkg.com/is-apng" type="text/javascript"></script>
@@ -54,7 +58,7 @@ Url for specific version: `https://unpkg.com/is-apng@1.1.3/dist/index.js`
 #### As module
 
 Url for latest version: `https://unpkg.com/is-apng/dist/index.mjs`<br>
-Url for specific version: `https://unpkg.com/is-apng@1.1.3/dist/index.mjs`
+Url for specific version: `https://unpkg.com/is-apng@1.1.4/dist/index.mjs`
 
 ```html
 <script type="module">
diff --git a/src/images/staticWithMetadata.png b/src/images/staticWithMetadata.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9b51945
Binary files /dev/null and b/src/images/staticWithMetadata.png differ
diff --git a/src/index.test.js b/src/index.test.js
index 21522db..47f81c9 100644
--- a/src/index.test.js
+++ b/src/index.test.js
@@ -4,6 +4,42 @@ import { dirname } from 'node:path'
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url'
 import isApng from '../dist/index.mjs'
 
+/** Input validation tests */
+
+test('returns false on number 0 input', (t) => {
+  t.false(isApng(0))
+})
+
+test('returns false on number 1 input', (t) => {
+  t.false(isApng(1))
+})
+
+test('returns false on empty string input', (t) => {
+  t.false(isApng(''))
+})
+
+test('returns false on non-empty string input', (t) => {
+  t.false(isApng('string'))
+})
+
+test('returns false on boolean true input', (t) => {
+  t.false(isApng(true))
+})
+
+test('returns false on boolean false input', (t) => {
+  t.false(isApng(false))
+})
+
+test('returns false on object input', (t) => {
+  t.false(isApng({}))
+})
+
+test('returns false on array input', (t) => {
+  t.false(isApng([]))
+})
+
+/** Real image tests */
+
 const dir =
   typeof __dirname !== 'undefined'
     ? __dirname
@@ -19,63 +55,110 @@ test('returns false on static PNG', (t) => {
   t.false(check(dir + '/images/static.png'))
 })
 
+test('returns false on static PNG with `acTL` text in metadata', (t) => {
+  t.false(check(dir + '/images/staticWithMetadata.png'))
+})
+
 test('returns false on JPG', (t) => {
   t.false(check(dir + '/images/static.jpg'))
 })
 
-test('returns true when IDAT follows acTL', (t) => {
+/** Mock data tests */
+
+test('returns true when acTL precedes any IDAT', (t) => {
   t.true(
     isApng(
       new Uint8Array([
         // PNG header
         0x89, 0x50, 0x4e, 0x47, 0x0d, 0x0a, 0x1a, 0x0a,
-        // acTL
+        // Chunk length: 0
+        0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+        // Chunk type: acTL
         0x61, 0x63, 0x54, 0x4c,
-        // IDAT
+        // Chunk CRC
+        0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+        // Chunk length: 0
+        0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+        // Chunk type: IDAT
         0x49, 0x44, 0x41, 0x54,
+        // Chunk CRC
+        0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
       ]),
     ),
   )
 })
 
-test('returns false when IDAT precedes acTL', (t) => {
+test('returns false when any IDAT precedes acTL', (t) => {
   t.false(
     isApng(
       new Uint8Array([
         // PNG header
         0x89, 0x50, 0x4e, 0x47, 0x0d, 0x0a, 0x1a, 0x0a,
-        // IDAT
+        // Chunk length: 0
+        0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+        // Chunk type: IDAT
         0x49, 0x44, 0x41, 0x54,
-        // acTL
+        // Chunk CRC
+        0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+        // Chunk length: 0
+        0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+        // Chunk type: acTL
         0x61, 0x63, 0x54, 0x4c,
+        // Chunk CRC
+        0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
       ]),
     ),
   )
 })
 
-test('returns false when missing IDAT', (t) => {
+test('returns false when acTL is not a chunk type', (t) => {
   t.false(
     isApng(
       new Uint8Array([
         // PNG header
         0x89, 0x50, 0x4e, 0x47, 0x0d, 0x0a, 0x1a, 0x0a,
-        // acTL
+        // Chunk length: 4
+        0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x04,
+        // Chunk type: any
+        0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x01,
+        // Chunk data: acTL
         0x61, 0x63, 0x54, 0x4c,
+        // Chunk CRC
+        0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
       ]),
     ),
   )
 })
 
-test('chunks should be found when preceded by a partial of themselves', (t) => {
-  t.true(
+test('returns false on too small PNG', (t) => {
+  t.false(
+    isApng(
+      new Uint8Array([
+        // PNG header
+        0x89, 0x50, 0x4e, 0x47, 0x0d, 0x0a, 0x1a, 0x0a,
+        // Content omitted
+      ]),
+    ),
+  )
+})
+
+test('returns false when next chunk size is too small', (t) => {
+  t.false(
     isApng(
       new Uint8Array([
         // PNG header
         0x89, 0x50, 0x4e, 0x47, 0x0d, 0x0a, 0x1a, 0x0a,
-        // a acTL
-        0x61, 0x61, 0x63, 0x54, 0x4c,
-        // I IDAT
-        0x49, 0x49, 0x44, 0x41, 0x54,
+        // Chunk length: 4
+        0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x04,
+        // Chunk type: any
+        0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x01,
+        // Chunk CRC
+        0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+        // Chunk length: 4
+        0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x04,
+        // Chunk type: any
+        0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x02,
+        // Chunk CRC omitted
       ]),
     ),
   )
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 1cf86b3..bf59464 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -1,64 +1,82 @@
-const encoder = new TextEncoder()
-const sequences = {
-  animationControlChunk: encoder.encode('acTL'),
-  imageDataChunk: encoder.encode('IDAT'),
+function convertToInt(bytes: Uint8Array) {
+  return bytes.reduce((value, byte) => (value << 8) + byte)
 }
 
-export default function isApng(buffer: Buffer | Uint8Array): boolean {
+function isEqual(
+  first: Uint8Array | number[],
+  second: Uint8Array | number[],
+  length = 4,
+) {
+  while (length > 0) {
+    length--
+    if (first[length] !== second[length]) {
+      return false
+    }
+  }
+  return true
+}
+
+/**
+ * @see https://www.w3.org/TR/png/#5DataRep
+ */
+const headerSizes = {
+  /** Number of bytes reserved for PNG signature */
+  SIGNATURE: 8,
+  /** Number of bytes reserved for chunk type */
+  LENGTH: 4,
+  /** Number of bytes reserved for chunk type */
+  TYPE: 4,
+  /** Number of bytes reserved for chunk CRC */
+  CRC: 4,
+}
+
+const chunkTypes = {
+  signature: [0x89, 0x50, 0x4e, 0x47, 0x0d, 0x0a, 0x1a, 0x0a],
+  animationControl: [0x61, 0x63, 0x54, 0x4c], // 'acTL'
+  imageData: [0x49, 0x44, 0x41, 0x54], // 'IDAT'
+}
+
+export default function isApng(buffer: Uint8Array): boolean {
+  const minChunkSize = headerSizes.LENGTH + headerSizes.TYPE + headerSizes.CRC
+
   if (
     !buffer ||
-    !(
-      (typeof Buffer !== 'undefined' && Buffer.isBuffer(buffer)) ||
-      buffer instanceof Uint8Array
-    ) ||
-    buffer.length < 16
+    !(buffer instanceof Uint8Array) ||
+    buffer.length < headerSizes.SIGNATURE + minChunkSize
   ) {
     return false
   }
 
-  const isPNG =
-    buffer[0] === 0x89 &&
-    buffer[1] === 0x50 &&
-    buffer[2] === 0x4e &&
-    buffer[3] === 0x47 &&
-    buffer[4] === 0x0d &&
-    buffer[5] === 0x0a &&
-    buffer[6] === 0x1a &&
-    buffer[7] === 0x0a
-
-  if (!isPNG) {
+  /** Check for PNG signature */
+  if (!isEqual(buffer, chunkTypes.signature, headerSizes.SIGNATURE)) {
     return false
   }
 
-  // APNGs have an animation control chunk (acTL) preceding any IDAT(s).
-  // See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/APNG#File_format
+  buffer = buffer.subarray(headerSizes.SIGNATURE)
 
-  buffer = buffer.subarray(8)
+  /**
+   * APNGs have an animation control (acTL) chunk preceding any image data (IDAT) chunks.
+   * @see: https://www.w3.org/TR/png/#5ChunkOrdering
+   */
 
-  let firstIndex = 0
-  let secondIndex = 0
-  for (let i = 0; i < buffer.length; i++) {
-    if (buffer[i] !== sequences.animationControlChunk[firstIndex]) {
-      firstIndex = 0
-    }
+  while (buffer.length >= minChunkSize) {
+    const chunkType = buffer.subarray(
+      headerSizes.LENGTH,
+      headerSizes.LENGTH + headerSizes.TYPE,
+    )
 
-    if (buffer[i] === sequences.animationControlChunk[firstIndex]) {
-      firstIndex++
-      if (firstIndex === sequences.animationControlChunk.length) {
-        return true
-      }
+    if (isEqual(chunkType, chunkTypes.animationControl, headerSizes.TYPE)) {
+      return true
     }
 
-    if (buffer[i] !== sequences.imageDataChunk[secondIndex]) {
-      secondIndex = 0
+    if (isEqual(chunkType, chunkTypes.imageData, headerSizes.TYPE)) {
+      return false
     }
 
-    if (buffer[i] === sequences.imageDataChunk[secondIndex]) {
-      secondIndex++
-      if (secondIndex === sequences.imageDataChunk.length) {
-        return false
-      }
-    }
+    const nextChunkPosition =
+      minChunkSize + convertToInt(buffer.subarray(0, headerSizes.LENGTH))
+
+    buffer = buffer.subarray(nextChunkPosition)
   }
 
   return false