diff --git a/core/build.gradle.kts b/core/build.gradle.kts
index f589207..eb0d6d7 100644
--- a/core/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/core/build.gradle.kts
@@ -21,5 +21,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation("com.github.leibnitz27:cfr") { isChanging = true }
     implementation("ch.qos.logback:logback-classic")
 
+    implementation("com.github.Col-E:CAFED00D:1.8.0")
+
     externalLib("fernflower-15-05-20")
 }
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/me/nov/threadtear/io/Conversion.java b/core/src/main/java/me/nov/threadtear/io/Conversion.java
index 458fadc..3c3b87c 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/me/nov/threadtear/io/Conversion.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/me/nov/threadtear/io/Conversion.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import java.nio.file.Files;
 
 import me.nov.threadtear.logging.LogWrapper;
+import me.nov.threadtear.util.asm.SignatureValidator;
 import org.objectweb.asm.*;
 import org.objectweb.asm.tree.ClassNode;
 import org.objectweb.asm.util.TraceClassVisitor;
@@ -41,6 +42,10 @@ public static ClassNode toNode(final byte[] bytez) {
         LogWrapper.logger.error("Failed to load class ", e2);
       }
     }
+
+    // validate signatures
+    SignatureValidator.validateSignatures(cn);
+
     return cn;
   }
 
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/me/nov/threadtear/io/JarIO.java b/core/src/main/java/me/nov/threadtear/io/JarIO.java
index 45a14f9..92f5f3b 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/me/nov/threadtear/io/JarIO.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/me/nov/threadtear/io/JarIO.java
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 import java.util.stream.Stream;
 import java.util.zip.ZipException;
 
+import me.coley.cafedude.ClassFile;
+import me.coley.cafedude.io.ClassFileReader;
+import me.coley.cafedude.io.ClassFileWriter;
 import me.nov.threadtear.logging.LogWrapper;
 import org.apache.commons.io.IOUtils;
 import org.objectweb.asm.tree.ClassNode;
@@ -29,8 +32,15 @@ private static ArrayList<Clazz> readEntry(JarFile jar, JarEntry en, ArrayList<Cl
     String name = en.getName();
     try (InputStream jis = jar.getInputStream(en)) {
       byte[] bytes = IOUtils.toByteArray(jis);
+
       if (isClassFile(bytes)) {
         try {
+          // process bytes using CAFED00D
+
+          ClassFileReader reader = new ClassFileReader();
+          ClassFile classFile = reader.read(bytes);
+          bytes = new ClassFileWriter().write(classFile);
+
           final ClassNode cn = Conversion.toNode(bytes);
           if (cn != null && (cn.superName != null || (cn.name != null && cn.name.equals("java/lang/Object")))) {
             classes.add(new Clazz(cn, en, jar));
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/me/nov/threadtear/util/asm/SignatureValidator.java b/core/src/main/java/me/nov/threadtear/util/asm/SignatureValidator.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6c10f22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/main/java/me/nov/threadtear/util/asm/SignatureValidator.java
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+package me.nov.threadtear.util.asm;
+
+import org.objectweb.asm.Opcodes;
+import org.objectweb.asm.signature.SignatureReader;
+import org.objectweb.asm.signature.SignatureVisitor;
+import org.objectweb.asm.tree.ClassNode;
+import org.objectweb.asm.tree.FieldNode;
+import org.objectweb.asm.tree.LocalVariableNode;
+import org.objectweb.asm.tree.MethodNode;
+
+public final class SignatureValidator {
+
+  private SignatureValidator() {
+    throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Utility class cannot be instantiated.");
+  }
+
+  public static void validateSignatures(ClassNode classNode) {
+    parseOr(classNode.signature, () -> classNode.signature = null);
+
+    for(MethodNode methodNode : classNode.methods) {
+      parseOr(methodNode.signature, () -> methodNode.signature = null);
+
+      for(LocalVariableNode localVariableNode : methodNode.localVariables) {
+        parseOr(localVariableNode.signature, () -> localVariableNode.signature = null);
+      }
+    }
+
+    for(FieldNode fieldNode : classNode.fields) {
+      parseOr(fieldNode.signature, () -> fieldNode.signature = null);
+    }
+  }
+
+  private static void parseOr(String signature, Runnable runnable) {
+    SignatureReader signatureReader = new SignatureReader(signature);
+    try {
+      signatureReader.accept(new SignatureVisitor(Opcodes.ASM9) {});
+    } catch (Exception ignored) {
+      runnable.run();
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 04c0ca1..c277561 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ commons-configuration2.version                            = 2.7
 commons-beanutils.version                                 = 1.9.4
 darklaf.version                                           = 2.6.1
 darklaf.extensions.version                                = 0.3.4
-asm.version                                               = 9.1
+asm.version                                               = 9.2
 cfr.version                                               = -SNAPSHOT
 rsyntaxtextarea.version                                   = 3.1.1
 jgraphx.version                                           = v4.0.0