diff --git a/src/meta/xbox_wvs.c b/src/meta/xbox_wvs.c
index 626d1b9f..c783184d 100644
--- a/src/meta/xbox_wvs.c
+++ b/src/meta/xbox_wvs.c
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ VGMSTREAM * init_vgmstream_xbox_wvs(STREAMFILE *streamFile) {
     streamFile->get_name(streamFile,filename,sizeof(filename));
     if (strcasecmp("wvs",filename_extension(filename))) goto fail;
 
+	if((read_16bitLE(0x0C,streamFile)!=0x69) && 
+	   (read_16bitLE(0x08,streamFile)!=0x4400) && 
+	   (read_32bitLE(0x0,streamFile)!=get_streamfile_size(streamFile)+0x20))
+		goto fail;
+
     /* Loop seems to be set if offset(0x0A) == 0x472C */
 	loop_flag = (read_16bitLE(0x0A,streamFile)==0x472C);
     
@@ -37,7 +42,7 @@ VGMSTREAM * init_vgmstream_xbox_wvs(STREAMFILE *streamFile) {
     vgmstream->num_samples = read_32bitLE(0,streamFile) / 36 * 64 / vgmstream->channels;
     vgmstream->layout_type = layout_interleave;
 	vgmstream->interleave_block_size=36;
-    vgmstream->meta_type = meta_XBOX_WAVM;
+    vgmstream->meta_type = meta_XBOX_WVS;
 
 	if(loop_flag) {
 		vgmstream->loop_start_sample=0;
diff --git a/src/vgmstream.c b/src/vgmstream.c
index 6c12dc1b..ec52eb75 100644
--- a/src/vgmstream.c
+++ b/src/vgmstream.c
@@ -1589,6 +1589,9 @@ void describe_vgmstream(VGMSTREAM * vgmstream, char * desc, int length) {
             break;
 		case meta_PS2_TEC:
             snprintf(temp,TEMPSIZE,"assumed TECMO badflagged stream by .tec extension");
+            break;
+		case meta_XBOX_WVS:
+            snprintf(temp,TEMPSIZE,"Metal Arms WVS Header");
             break;
         default:
             snprintf(temp,TEMPSIZE,"THEY SHOULD HAVE SENT A POET");
diff --git a/src/vgmstream.h b/src/vgmstream.h
index 3f43cec5..e069551c 100644
--- a/src/vgmstream.h
+++ b/src/vgmstream.h
@@ -224,6 +224,7 @@ typedef enum {
 
 	meta_XBOX_WAVM,			/* XBOX WAVM File */
 	meta_XBOX_RIFF,			/* XBOX RIFF/WAVE File */
+	meta_XBOX_WVS,			/* XBOX WVS */
 
 	meta_EAXA_R2,			/* EA XA Release 2 */
 	meta_EAXA_R3,			/* EA XA Release 3 */