diff --git a/drivers/v3hil.c b/drivers/v3hil.c
index 3540e65..397f687 100644
--- a/drivers/v3hil.c
+++ b/drivers/v3hil.c
@@ -1175,6 +1175,11 @@ int v3hil_identify(struct v3hil *fet)
 				return -1;
 			} else {
 				dev_id_ptr = r32le(fet->hal.payload + 0);
+
+				if (dev_id_ptr == 0) { // welp sometimes it's this instead (JTAG ID == 0x89?)
+					dev_id_ptr = r32le(fet->hal.payload + 0);
+				}
+
 				id_data_addr = dev_id_ptr; // idk
 			}
 		} else {