# We've fixed an issue with verification files that included leading zeros

March 03, 2006


Thank you to our
[Google Group](https://support.google.com/webmasters/community)
members for finding a bug in the
[verification](https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/9008080)
file logic, which stripped out leading zeros when we accessed the verification file. We've fixed
this. This should have only affected site owners with verification files that had the pattern
`google0<unique_string>.html`. If your verification file has this pattern and you've
had trouble verifying, please request verification again.

Posted by [Vanessa Fox](https://www.vanessafox.com/)