diff --git a/raremetal/src/Meta.cpp b/raremetal/src/Meta.cpp
index a413c9a..a178959 100644
--- a/raremetal/src/Meta.cpp
+++ b/raremetal/src/Meta.cpp
@@ -5179,7 +5179,7 @@ Meta::updateSingleVariantGroupStatsNewFormat(GroupFromAnnotation &group, int stu
         int p = markerPosHash.Integer(mkname);
         if (p == -1)
         {
-            return;
+            continue;
         }
         p--;
         p -= m;
@@ -5187,7 +5187,7 @@ Meta::updateSingleVariantGroupStatsNewFormat(GroupFromAnnotation &group, int stu
         int skip = SNPexclude.Integer(markerName);
         if (skip != -1)
         {
-            return;
+            continue;
         }
         int flip = flipSNP.Integer(markerName);
         double factor = 1.0;