diff --git a/bits/85_parsezip.js b/bits/85_parsezip.js
index e9dc519..8b1aa01 100644
--- a/bits/85_parsezip.js
+++ b/bits/85_parsezip.js
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ function parse_zip(zip/*:ZIP*/, opts/*:?ParseOpts*/)/*:Workbook*/ {
 		out.files = zip.files;
 	}
 	if(opts.bookVBA) {
-		if(dir.vba.length > 0) out.vbaraw = getzipdata(zip,dir.vba[0],true);
+		if(dir.vba.length > 0) out.vbaraw = getzipdata(zip,dir.vba[0].replace(/^\//,''),true);
 		else if(dir.defaults && dir.defaults.bin === 'application/vnd.ms-office.vbaProject') out.vbaraw = getzipdata(zip,'xl/vbaProject.bin',true);
 	}
 	return out;
diff --git a/test.js b/test.js
index 0f96d77..677b17b 100644
--- a/test.js
+++ b/test.js
@@ -434,9 +434,9 @@ describe('parse options', function() {
 		});
 		it('bookVBA should generate vbaraw (XLSX/XLSB)', function() {
 			var wb = X.readFile(paths.nfxlsx,{bookVBA:true});
-			assert(typeof wb.vbaraw !== 'undefined');
+			assert(wb.vbaraw);
 			wb = X.readFile(paths.nfxlsb,{bookVBA:true});
-			assert(typeof wb.vbaraw !== 'undefined');
+			assert(wb.vbaraw);
 		});
 	});
 });
diff --git a/xlsx.flow.js b/xlsx.flow.js
index b554074..5a1bd36 100644
--- a/xlsx.flow.js
+++ b/xlsx.flow.js
@@ -13280,7 +13280,7 @@ function parse_zip(zip/*:ZIP*/, opts/*:?ParseOpts*/)/*:Workbook*/ {
 		out.files = zip.files;
 	}
 	if(opts.bookVBA) {
-		if(dir.vba.length > 0) out.vbaraw = getzipdata(zip,dir.vba[0],true);
+		if(dir.vba.length > 0) out.vbaraw = getzipdata(zip,dir.vba[0].replace(/^\//,''),true);
 		else if(dir.defaults && dir.defaults.bin === 'application/vnd.ms-office.vbaProject') out.vbaraw = getzipdata(zip,'xl/vbaProject.bin',true);
 	}
 	return out;
diff --git a/xlsx.js b/xlsx.js
index ae74ac6..b82edba 100644
--- a/xlsx.js
+++ b/xlsx.js
@@ -13223,7 +13223,7 @@ function parse_zip(zip, opts) {
 		out.files = zip.files;
 	}
 	if(opts.bookVBA) {
-		if(dir.vba.length > 0) out.vbaraw = getzipdata(zip,dir.vba[0],true);
+		if(dir.vba.length > 0) out.vbaraw = getzipdata(zip,dir.vba[0].replace(/^\//,''),true);
 		else if(dir.defaults && dir.defaults.bin === 'application/vnd.ms-office.vbaProject') out.vbaraw = getzipdata(zip,'xl/vbaProject.bin',true);
 	}
 	return out;