diff --git a/core/src/zxing/oned/UPCAReader.cpp b/core/src/zxing/oned/UPCAReader.cpp
index 38ca507..47efb0f 100644
--- a/core/src/zxing/oned/UPCAReader.cpp
+++ b/core/src/zxing/oned/UPCAReader.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "UPCAReader.h"
-#include <zxing/ReaderException.h>
+#include <zxing/FormatException.h>
 
 using zxing::oned::UPCAReader;
 using zxing::Ref;
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ using zxing::Result;
 using zxing::BitArray;
 using zxing::BinaryBitmap;
 using zxing::DecodeHints;
+using zxing::FormatException;
 
 UPCAReader::UPCAReader() : ean13Reader() {}
 
@@ -53,17 +54,15 @@ int UPCAReader::decodeMiddle(Ref<BitArray> row,
 }
 
 Ref<Result> UPCAReader::maybeReturnResult(Ref<Result> result) {
-  if (result.empty()) {
-    return result;
-  }
   const std::string& text = (result->getText())->getText();
   if (text[0] == '0') {
     Ref<String> resultString(new String(text.substr(1)));
     Ref<Result> res(new Result(resultString, result->getRawBytes(), result->getResultPoints(),
                                BarcodeFormat::UPC_A));
     return res;
+  } else {
+    throw FormatException();
   }
-  return Ref<Result>();
 }
 
 zxing::BarcodeFormat UPCAReader::getBarcodeFormat(){