diff --git a/.jenkins/build_test_run.sh b/.jenkins/build_test_run.sh
index 52b3a7bdab..22e48655c9 100644
--- a/.jenkins/build_test_run.sh
+++ b/.jenkins/build_test_run.sh
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ run () {
     cat run
     echo ""
     compare_outputs "$(grep "retired:" run | rev | cut -d ' ' -f1 | rev)" "6724" "retired instructions"
-    compare_outputs "$(grep "cycles:" run | rev | cut -d ' ' -f1 | rev)" "8677" "simulated cycles"
+    compare_outputs "$(grep "cycles:" run | rev | cut -d ' ' -f1 | rev)" "8612" "simulated cycles"
     echo ""
 }
 
diff --git a/src/include/simeng/Instruction.hh b/src/include/simeng/Instruction.hh
index 9a126460de..0fbaa932d5 100644
--- a/src/include/simeng/Instruction.hh
+++ b/src/include/simeng/Instruction.hh
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ class Instruction {
     // Flag as mispredicted if taken state was wrongly predicted, or taken and
     // predicted target is wrong
     return (branchTaken_ != prediction_.taken ||
-            (prediction_.target != branchAddress_));
+            (branchTaken_ && (prediction_.target != branchAddress_)));
   }
 
   /** Check whether an exception has been encountered while processing this
diff --git a/src/lib/pipeline/FetchUnit.cc b/src/lib/pipeline/FetchUnit.cc
index 553c8198f4..7bc59051e9 100644
--- a/src/lib/pipeline/FetchUnit.cc
+++ b/src/lib/pipeline/FetchUnit.cc
@@ -176,8 +176,17 @@ void FetchUnit::tick() {
       }
     } else if (loopBufferState_ == LoopBufferState::WAITING &&
                pc_ == loopBoundaryAddress_) {
-      // Once set loopBoundaryAddress_ is fetched, start to fill loop buffer
-      loopBufferState_ = LoopBufferState::FILLING;
+      // loopBoundaryAddress_ has been fetched whilst loop buffer is waiting,
+      // start filling Loop Buffer if the branch predictor tells us to
+      // reenter the detected loop
+      if (macroOp[0]->isBranch() && !macroOp[0]->getBranchPrediction().taken) {
+        // If branch is not taken then we aren't re-entering the detected
+        // loop, therefore Loop Buffer stays idle
+        loopBufferState_ = LoopBufferState::IDLE;
+      } else {
+        // Otherwise, start to fill Loop Buffer
+        loopBufferState_ = LoopBufferState::FILLING;
+      }
     }
 
     assert(bytesRead <= bufferedBytes_ &&