diff --git a/src/winziprint.py b/src/winziprint.py
index 14191ce..cdb2aae 100755
--- a/src/winziprint.py
+++ b/src/winziprint.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import weasyprint
 import pypdf
 
 
-VERSION = __version__ = '0.2.1'
+VERSION = __version__ = '0.2.2'
 SOCKET_ADDRESS = ('127.0.0.1', 30983)
 
 BATCH_SIZE = 10
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ def convert(input_files: list[str],
                 page_nums[letterhead[1]] = 1
                 letterhead = None
             if file_name.endswith('.pdf'):
-                if file_name.startswith('#'):
+                if padding and file_name.startswith('#'):
                     r = pypdf.PdfReader(file_name.lstrip('!#'))
                     letterhead = (r.pages[0], p0)
                     del r
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ def convert(input_files: list[str],
             else:
                 batch_page_nums = tmp_page_nums[i // BATCH_SIZE * BATCH_SIZE:(i // BATCH_SIZE + 1) * BATCH_SIZE]
                 page_start = sum(batch_page_nums[:i % BATCH_SIZE])
-                if file_name.startswith('#'):
+                if padding and file_name.startswith('#'):
                     r = pypdf.PdfReader(tmp_file_names[i // BATCH_SIZE])
                     letterhead = (r.pages[0], p0)
                     del r
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ def convert(input_files: list[str],
                 i += 1
             p1 = len(merger.pages)
             page_nums.append(p1 - p0)
-            if padding and file_name[0] != '!' and len(merger.pages) % 2 != 0:
+            if padding and file_name[0] not in ('!', '#') and len(merger.pages) % 2 != 0:
                 if letterhead:
                     merger.add_page(letterhead[0])
                     letterhead = None