diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8a9c324..d97f87d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ They serve as proof of concept, for example how to implement a pipeline using
 only (local) variables instead of (global) signals. Furthermore they were used
 how to do a VHDL-to-Verilog conversion for learning purposes.
 
-The testbenches to verify [AES](aes/sim/vhdl/) and [CTR-AES](ctraes/sim/vhdl/) are examples
+The testbenches to verify [DES](des/sim/vhdl/), [AES](aes/sim/vhdl/) and [CTR-AES](ctraes/sim/vhdl/) are examples
 how useful GHDLs VHPIdirect is. They use openSSL as reference models to check the correctness
 of the VHDL implementation.
 
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@ of the VHDL implementation.
 
 The tests of some algorithms use the OSVVM library, which is redistributed as
 submodule. To get & initialize the submodule, please use the `--recursive` option
-when cloning this repository.
+when cloning this repository. Use `git submodule update --recursive` to update the submodule if you already chaked out the main repository.
diff --git a/ctraes/rtl/vhdl/ctraes.vhd b/ctraes/rtl/vhdl/ctraes.vhd
index c20b9dc..ad87b77 100644
--- a/ctraes/rtl/vhdl/ctraes.vhd
+++ b/ctraes/rtl/vhdl/ctraes.vhd
@@ -92,11 +92,13 @@ begin
     if (reset_i = '0') then
       s_counter <= (others => '0');
     elsif (rising_edge(clk_i)) then
-      if (valid_i = '1' and accept_o = '1' and start_i = '1') then
-        s_counter   <= (others => '0');
-        s_counter(s_counter'high) <= '1';
-      elsif (valid_i = '1' and accept_o = '1') then
-        s_counter <= s_counter + 1;
+      if (valid_i = '1' and accept_o = '1') then
+        if (start_i = '1') then
+          s_counter <= (others => '0');
+          s_counter(s_counter'high) <= '1';
+        else
+          s_counter <= s_counter + 1;
+        end if;
       end if;
     end if;
   end process counterreg;