diff --git a/src/maxblocksize.cpp b/src/maxblocksize.cpp
index 425dea06a7a1a..64af2dda8959d 100644
--- a/src/maxblocksize.cpp
+++ b/src/maxblocksize.cpp
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ uint64_t GetNextMaxBlockSize(const CBlockIndex* pindexLast, const Consensus::Par
 
 static uint32_t FindVote(const std::string& coinbase) {
 
-    uint32_t eb_vote = 0;
+    bool eb_vote = false;
+    uint32_t ebVoteMB = 0;
     std::vector<char> curr;
     bool bip100vote = false;
     bool started = false;
@@ -100,8 +101,9 @@ static uint32_t FindVote(const std::string& coinbase) {
             // Look for a EB vote. Keep it, but continue to look for a BIP100/B vote.
             if (!eb_vote && curr.size() > 2 && curr[0] == 'E' && curr[1] == 'B') {
                 try {
-                    eb_vote = boost::lexical_cast<uint32_t>(std::string(
+                    ebVoteMB = boost::lexical_cast<uint32_t>(std::string(
                                    curr.begin() + 2, curr.end()));
+                    eb_vote = true;
                 }
                 catch (const std::exception& e) {
                     LogPrintf("Invalid coinbase EB-vote: %s\n", e.what());
@@ -117,7 +119,7 @@ static uint32_t FindVote(const std::string& coinbase) {
         else
             curr.push_back(s);
     }
-    return eb_vote;
+    return ebVoteMB;
 }
 
 uint64_t GetMaxBlockSizeVote(const CScript &coinbase, int32_t nHeight)
diff --git a/src/test/maxblocksize_tests.cpp b/src/test/maxblocksize_tests.cpp
index 6970ad39cf1c7..e294952d48c06 100644
--- a/src/test/maxblocksize_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/maxblocksize_tests.cpp
@@ -183,9 +183,15 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(get_max_blocksize_vote_no_vote) {
 
     // missing BIP100 prefix
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(0, GetMaxBlockSizeVote(CScript() << to_uchar("/B2/"), height));
-
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(0, GetMaxBlockSizeVote(CScript() << to_uchar("/BIP100/B/B8/"), height));
 
+    //Explicit zeros and garbage
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(0, GetMaxBlockSizeVote(CScript() << to_uchar("/BIP100/B0/BIP100/B2"), height));
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(0, GetMaxBlockSizeVote(CScript() << to_uchar("/EB0/EB2/"), height));
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(0, GetMaxBlockSizeVote(CScript() << to_uchar("/BIP100/Bgarbage/B2/"), height));
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(2000000, GetMaxBlockSizeVote(CScript() << to_uchar("/EBgarbage/EB2/"), height));
+
+
     // Test that height is not a part of the vote string.
     // Encoded height in this test ends with /.
     // Should not be interpreted as /BIP100/B8/