diff --git a/src/core/u-bincode.c b/src/core/u-bincode.c
index f7d2600959..39f77edda3 100644
--- a/src/core/u-bincode.c
+++ b/src/core/u-bincode.c
@@ -1292,7 +1292,7 @@ static REBCNT EncodedVINT_Size(REBU64 value) {
 						case SYM_UB:
 							next = ++value;
 							if (IS_GET_WORD(next)) next = Get_Var(next);
-							if (!IS_INTEGER(next)) Trap1(RE_INVALID_SPEC, value);
+							if (!IS_INTEGER(next)) goto error_next_value;
 							i = 0;
 							// could be optimized?
 							nbits = VAL_INT32(next);
@@ -1317,7 +1317,7 @@ static REBCNT EncodedVINT_Size(REBU64 value) {
 						case SYM_FB:
 							next = ++value;
 							if (IS_GET_WORD(next)) next = Get_Var(next);
-							if (!IS_INTEGER(next)) Trap1(RE_INVALID_SPEC, value);
+							if (!IS_INTEGER(next)) goto error_next_value;
 							u = 0;
 							// could be optimized?
 							nbits = VAL_INT32(next);
@@ -1498,7 +1498,7 @@ static REBCNT EncodedVINT_Size(REBU64 value) {
 							// uses absolute positioning from series HEAD!
 							next = ++value;
 							if (IS_GET_WORD(next)) next = Get_Var(next);
-							if (!IS_INTEGER(next)) Trap1(RE_INVALID_SPEC, value);
+							if (!IS_INTEGER(next)) goto error_next_value;
 							i = VAL_INT32(next) - (cmd == SYM_AT ? 1 : 0);
 							ASSERT_INDEX_RANGE(buffer_read, i, value);
 							VAL_INDEX(buffer_read) = i;
@@ -1512,8 +1512,9 @@ static REBCNT EncodedVINT_Size(REBU64 value) {
 							break;
 						case SYM_SKIP:
 							next = ++value;
-							if (IS_GET_WORD(next)) next = Get_Var(next);
-							if (!IS_INTEGER(next)) Trap1(RE_INVALID_SPEC, value);
+							if (IS_GET_WORD(next))
+								next = Get_Var(next);
+							if (!IS_INTEGER(next)) goto error_next_value;
 							i = VAL_INDEX(buffer_read) + VAL_INT32(next);
 							ASSERT_INDEX_RANGE(buffer_read, i, value);
 							VAL_INDEX(buffer_read) = i; //TODO: range test
@@ -1522,7 +1523,7 @@ static REBCNT EncodedVINT_Size(REBU64 value) {
 						case SYM_PAD:
 							next = ++value;
 							if (IS_GET_WORD(next)) next = Get_Var(next);
-							if (!IS_INTEGER(next)) Trap1(RE_INVALID_SPEC, value);
+							if (!IS_INTEGER(next)) goto error_next_value;
 							i = VAL_INDEX(buffer_read) % VAL_INT32(next);
 							if (i > 0) {
 								i = VAL_INT32(next) - i;
@@ -1534,7 +1535,7 @@ static REBCNT EncodedVINT_Size(REBU64 value) {
 						case SYM_SKIPBITS:
 							next = ++value;
 							if (IS_GET_WORD(next)) next = Get_Var(next);
-							if (!IS_INTEGER(next)) Trap1(RE_INVALID_SPEC, value);
+							if (!IS_INTEGER(next)) goto error_next_value;
 							i = VAL_INT32(next);
 							if (i >= 8) {
 								i /= 8;
@@ -1760,5 +1761,8 @@ static REBCNT EncodedVINT_Size(REBU64 value) {
 
 error:
 	Trap_Word(RE_DIALECT, SYM_BINCODE, value);
+error_next_value:
+	if (IS_END(next)) value--;
+	Trap1(RE_INVALID_SPEC, value);
 }
 #endif //IGNORE_BINCODE
diff --git a/src/tests/units/bincode-test.r3 b/src/tests/units/bincode-test.r3
index 876f36497c..dac7430153 100644
--- a/src/tests/units/bincode-test.r3
+++ b/src/tests/units/bincode-test.r3
@@ -529,5 +529,21 @@ is-protected-error?: func[code][
 			empty? head b/buffer
 			empty? head b/buffer-write
 		]
+===end-group===
+
+
+===start-group=== "BinCode other issues"
+	--test-- "Missing additional read value"
+	;@@ https://github.com/Oldes/Rebol-issues/issues/2601
+	--assert all [error? e: try [binary/read #{010203} [UI8 UB]] e/arg1 = 'UB]
+	--assert all [error? e: try [binary/read #{010203} [UI8 FB]] e/arg1 = 'FB]
+	--assert all [error? e: try [binary/read #{010203} [UI8 SB]] e/arg1 = 'SB]
+	--assert all [error? e: try [binary/read #{010203} [UI8 AT]] e/arg1 = 'AT]
+	--assert all [error? e: try [binary/read #{010203} [UI8 ATz]] e/arg1 = 'ATz]
+	--assert all [error? e: try [binary/read #{010203} [UI8 PAD]] e/arg1 = 'PAD]
+	--assert all [error? e: try [binary/read #{010203} [UI8 SKIP]] e/arg1 = 'SKIP]
+	--assert all [error? e: try [binary/read #{010203} [UI8 SKIPBITS]] e/arg1 = 'SKIPBITS]
+
+===end-group===
 
 ~~~end-file~~~
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