diff --git a/core/ftn_mail_packet.js b/core/ftn_mail_packet.js
index 324f08ed..86609d5b 100644
--- a/core/ftn_mail_packet.js
+++ b/core/ftn_mail_packet.js
@@ -930,8 +930,12 @@ Packet.prototype.writeMessageEntry = function(ws, msgEntry) {
 };
 
 Packet.prototype.writeTerminator = function(ws) {
-	ws.write(new Buffer( [ 0 ] ));	//	final extra null term
-	return 1;
+	//
+	//	From FTS-0001.016:
+	//	"A  pseudo-message beginning with the word 0000H signifies the end of the packet."
+	//
+	ws.write(new Buffer( [ 0x00, 0x00 ] ));	//	final extra null term
+	return 2;
 };
 
 Packet.prototype.writeStream = function(ws, messages, options) {
diff --git a/core/scanner_tossers/ftn_bso.js b/core/scanner_tossers/ftn_bso.js
index e4add699..d7734826 100644
--- a/core/scanner_tossers/ftn_bso.js
+++ b/core/scanner_tossers/ftn_bso.js
@@ -526,6 +526,14 @@ function FTNMessageScanTossModule() {
 		let remainMessageBuf;
 		let remainMessageId;
 		const createTempPacket = !_.isString(exportOpts.nodeConfig.archiveType) || 0 === exportOpts.nodeConfig.archiveType.length; 
+
+		function finalizePacket(cb) {
+			packet.writeTerminator(ws);
+			ws.end();
+			ws.once('finish', () => {
+				return cb(null);
+			});
+		}
 		
 		async.each(messageUuids, (msgUuid, nextUuid) => {
 			let message = new Message();
@@ -534,11 +542,7 @@ function FTNMessageScanTossModule() {
 				[
 					function finalizePrevious(callback) {
 						if(packet && currPacketSize >= self.moduleConfig.packetTargetByteSize) {
-							packet.writeTerminator(ws);
-							ws.end();
-							ws.once('finish', () => {
-								callback(null);
-							});
+							return finalizePacket(callback);
 						} else {
 							callback(null);
 						}
@@ -633,11 +637,7 @@ function FTNMessageScanTossModule() {
 					[
 						function terminateLast(callback) {
 							if(packet) {
-								packet.writeTerminator(ws);
-								ws.end();
-								ws.once('finish', () => {
-									callback(null);
-								});
+								return finalizePacket(callback);
 							} else {
 								callback(null);
 							}
@@ -668,11 +668,7 @@ function FTNMessageScanTossModule() {
 								
 								packet.writeHeader(ws, packetHeader);
 								ws.write(remainMessageBuf);
-								packet.writeTerminator(ws);
-								ws.end();
-								ws.once('finish', () => {
-									callback(null);
-								});
+								return finalizePacket(callback);
 							} else {
 								callback(null);
 							}