diff --git a/src/SPIFram.h b/src/SPIFram.h
index ee900f8..cc3ac2b 100644
--- a/src/SPIFram.h
+++ b/src/SPIFram.h
@@ -336,12 +336,11 @@ template <class T> bool SPIFram::_read(uint32_t _addr, T& value, uint32_t _sz, b
     else {
       CHIP_SELECT
       if (fastRead) {
-        _nextByte(WRITE, FASTREAD);
+        _beginSPI(WRITE, FASTREAD);
       }
       else {
-        _nextByte(WRITE, READDATA);
+        _beginSPI(WRITE, READDATA);
       }
-      _transferAddress();
       for (uint16_t i = 0; i < _sz; i++) {
         *p++ =_nextByte(READ);
       }
diff --git a/src/SPIFramIO.cpp b/src/SPIFramIO.cpp
index 859301c..fac927e 100644
--- a/src/SPIFramIO.cpp
+++ b/src/SPIFramIO.cpp
@@ -161,8 +161,8 @@
 
      case FASTREAD:
      _nextByte(WRITE, opcode);
-     _nextByte(WRITE, DUMMYBYTE);
      _transferAddress();
+     _nextByte(WRITE, DUMMYBYTE);
      break;
 
      default: