diff --git a/WhiteMagic/Hooking/Detour.cs b/WhiteMagic/Hooking/Detour.cs
index b779ef0..541ef41 100644
--- a/WhiteMagic/Hooking/Detour.cs
+++ b/WhiteMagic/Hooking/Detour.cs
@@ -66,11 +66,18 @@ public sealed class Detour : IDisposable
         int pointerSize = _memory.Is64Bit ? 8 : 4;
         int detourLength = pointerSize == 8 ? 14 : 5;
 
+        // Try to read detourLength + 16 bytes for the prologue decoder.
+        // If the target is near a page boundary, this might fail, so fall back to the minimum.
         byte[] prologue = _memory.ReadBytes(Target, detourLength + 16);
         if (prologue.Length < detourLength)
         {
-            throw new InvalidOperationException(
-                "Could not read enough bytes from the target function to install a detour.");
+            // Second attempt: read only the minimum required bytes
+            prologue = _memory.ReadBytes(Target, detourLength);
+            if (prologue.Length < detourLength)
+            {
+                throw new InvalidOperationException(
+                    "Could not read enough bytes from the target function to install a detour.");
+            }
         }
 
         int preserveLength = PrologueDecoder.GetWholeInstructionLength(prologue, detourLength, _memory.Is64Bit);