diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index e461ff7..8eb0bc9 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "STRdust"
-version = "0.8.3"
+version = "0.8.4"
 edition = "2021"
 
 
diff --git a/src/vcf.rs b/src/vcf.rs
index 93a0db7..7e233dc 100644
--- a/src/vcf.rs
+++ b/src/vcf.rs
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ impl VCFRecord {
             "."
         } else if levenshtein(&allele2.seq, &repeat_ref_sequence) < repeat_ref_sequence.len() / 20 {
             "0"
-        } else if levenshtein(&allele2.seq, &allele1.seq) < allele1.seq.len() / 20 {
+        } else if allele2.seq == allele1.seq || levenshtein(&allele2.seq, &allele1.seq) < allele1.seq.len() / 20 {
             genotype1
         } else {
             next_alt