diff --git a/lib/ComicBook.js b/lib/ComicBook.js
index 7bc1c86..0f701b8 100755
--- a/lib/ComicBook.js
+++ b/lib/ComicBook.js
@@ -477,9 +477,9 @@ function ComicBook(id, srcs, opts) {
 				var buffer = (options.displayMode === "double" && pointer < srcs.length-1) ? 1 : 0;
 
 				// start rendering the comic when the requested page is ready
-				if (rendered === false
-					&& ($.inArray(pointer + buffer, loaded) !== -1
-					|| (typeof page_requested === "number" && $.inArray(page_requested + buffer, loaded) !== -1))
+				if ((rendered === false && ($.inArray(pointer + buffer, loaded) !== -1)
+					||
+					(typeof page_requested === "number" && $.inArray(page_requested, loaded) !== -1))
 				) {
 					// if the user is waiting for a page to be loaded, render that one instead of the default pointer
 					if (typeof page_requested === "number") {