diff --git a/libretrodb/README.md b/libretrodb/README.md
index 977011702b..1150b2d788 100644
--- a/libretrodb/README.md
+++ b/libretrodb/README.md
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ dat_converter snes.rdb rom.crc snes1.dat snes2.dat
 Some examples of queries you can use with rarchdbtool:
 
 1) Glob pattern matching
-Usecase : Search for all games containing 'Street Fighter' in the 'name' field (glob pattern matching)
+Usecase : Search for all games starting with 'Street Fighter' in the 'name' field (glob pattern matching)
 
 `rarchdb_tool <db file> find "{'name':glob('Street Fighter*')}"`
 
diff --git a/libretrodb/dat_converter.lua b/libretrodb/dat_converter.lua
index f4574dcf30..76a4f4a6ec 100644
--- a/libretrodb/dat_converter.lua
+++ b/libretrodb/dat_converter.lua
@@ -158,7 +158,6 @@ function get_value()
             elspa_rating = t.elspa_rating,
             pegi_rating = t.pegi_rating,
             cero_rating = t.cero_rating,
-            serial = binary(t.serial),
 
             developers = t.developers,
             publisher = t.publisher,
@@ -167,7 +166,7 @@ function get_value()
             crc = binary(unhex(t.rom.crc)),
             md5 = binary(unhex(t.rom.md5)),
             sha1 = binary(unhex(t.rom.sha1)),
-            serial = binary(t.rom.serial),
+            serial = binary(t.serial or t.rom.serial),
         }
     end
 end