diff --git a/README b/README
index 5c471f2..0f749a7 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -102,5 +102,6 @@ app store fees, hardware).
 Thanks go out to my current and past patrons:
 
 - Kiyoshi YONEDA
-- Rick
 - Krinkleneck
+- Rick
+- Scott MCCallum
diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES b/RELEASE-NOTES
index ba416d9..aa783e4 100644
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES
@@ -33,3 +33,7 @@ Unix
   - io:float-operation (now float:operation)
   - io:socket-operation (now socket:operation)
 
+Python
+
+- fixed a bug in the stack depth reporting (thanks to Scott McCallum for
+  noticing this)
diff --git a/vm/nga-python/retro.py b/vm/nga-python/retro.py
index b210a1f..4698c5a 100755
--- a/vm/nga-python/retro.py
+++ b/vm/nga-python/retro.py
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ def i_gt():
 
 def i_fe():
     global ip, memory, stack, address
-    if stack[-1] == -1: stack[-1] = len(stack)
+    if stack[-1] == -1: stack[-1] = len(stack) - 1
     elif stack[-1] == -2: stack[-1] = len(address)
     elif stack[-1] == -3: stack[-1] = len(memory)
     elif stack[-1] == -4: stack[-1] = -2147483648