diff --git a/src/ini_file_reader.c b/src/ini_file_reader.c
index f363d1d9b3ad08a2c3a34cf4df576a6e86ca0304..9eaeeea0fd9895a1378e4b8817e9e3d0c62bfa06 100644
--- a/src/ini_file_reader.c
+++ b/src/ini_file_reader.c
@@ -336,6 +336,14 @@ static int iniDoLoadItemsFromBuffer(char *content, IniContext *pContext)
 			*pLastEnd = '\0';
 		}
 
+        if (isAnnotation && pLine != pAnnoItemLine)
+        {
+            logWarning("file: "__FILE__", line: %d, " \
+                "the @function and annotation item " \
+                "must be next to each other", __LINE__);
+            isAnnotation = 0;
+        }
+
 		if (*pLine == '#' && \
 			strncasecmp(pLine+1, "include", 7) == 0 && \
 			(*(pLine+8) == ' ' || *(pLine+8) == '\t'))
@@ -414,14 +422,6 @@ static int iniDoLoadItemsFromBuffer(char *content, IniContext *pContext)
             continue;
         }
 
-        if (isAnnotation && pLine != pAnnoItemLine)
-        {
-            logWarning("file: "__FILE__", line: %d, " \
-                "the @function and annotation item " \
-                "must be next to each other", __LINE__);
-            isAnnotation = 0;
-        }
-
 		trim(pLine);
 		if (*pLine == '#' || *pLine == '\0')
 		{
@@ -607,6 +607,13 @@ static int iniDoLoadItemsFromBuffer(char *content, IniContext *pContext)
 		pItem++;
 	}
 
+    if (!result && isAnnotation)
+    {
+        logWarning("file: "__FILE__", line: %d, " \
+            "the @function and annotation item " \
+            "must be next to each other", __LINE__);
+    }
+
 	return result;
 }