diff --git a/source3/modules/vfs_io_uring.c b/source3/modules/vfs_io_uring.c
index 378e48d112f..d21a3485536 100644
--- a/source3/modules/vfs_io_uring.c
+++ b/source3/modules/vfs_io_uring.c
@@ -294,6 +294,7 @@ static void vfs_io_uring_fd_handler(struct tevent_context *ev,
 struct vfs_io_uring_pread_state {
 	struct vfs_io_uring_request ur;
 	struct iovec iov;
+	off_t offset;
 };
 
 static struct tevent_req *vfs_io_uring_pread_send(struct vfs_handle_struct *handle,
@@ -319,6 +320,7 @@ static struct tevent_req *vfs_io_uring_pread_send(struct vfs_handle_struct *hand
 	state->ur.config = config;
 	state->ur.req = req;
 	state->ur.state = state;
+	state->offset = offset;
 
 	SMBPROFILE_BYTES_ASYNC_START(syscall_asys_pread, profile_p,
 				     state->ur.profile_bytes, n);
@@ -367,6 +369,11 @@ static ssize_t vfs_io_uring_pread_recv(struct tevent_req *req,
 		ret = state->ur.cqe.res;
 	}
 
+	//JRATEST
+	if (ret > 2 && state->offset == 0) {
+		ret = ret - 2;
+	}
+
 	tevent_req_received(req);
 	return ret;
 }