diff --git a/scripts/wk/hw/ddrescue.py b/scripts/wk/hw/ddrescue.py
index a5f0d05d..2b7d5c4c 100644
--- a/scripts/wk/hw/ddrescue.py
+++ b/scripts/wk/hw/ddrescue.py
@@ -1232,8 +1232,9 @@ def build_ddrescue_cmd(block_pair, pass_name, settings_menu):
   if settings_menu.options['--skip-size']['Selected']:
     skip_sizes = settings_menu.options['--skip-size']['Value'].split(',')
     skip_sizes = [float(s) for s in skip_sizes]
-    initial_skip = min(INITIAL_SKIP_MIN, int(block_pair.size * skip_sizes[0]))
+    initial_skip = max(INITIAL_SKIP_MIN, int(block_pair.size * skip_sizes[0]))
     max_skip = min(int(block_pair.size * skip_sizes[1]), domain_size)
+    max_skip = max(INITIAL_SKIP_MIN, max_skip)
     cmd.append(f'--skip-size={initial_skip},{max_skip}')
   cmd.extend(get_ddrescue_settings(settings_menu))