diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 55dd2c297..c34fc8ad8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ USAGE:
    scc DIRECTORY
 
 VERSION:
-   1.6.0
+   1.7.0
 
 COMMANDS:
      help, h  Shows a list of commands or help for one command
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ GLOBAL OPTIONS:
    --averagewage value, --aw value     Set as integer to set the average wage used for basic COCOMO calculation (default: 56286)
    --cocomo, --co                      Set to check remove COCOMO calculation output
    --filegccount value, --fgc value    How many files to parse before turning the GC on (default: 10000)
+   --binary                            Set to disable binary file detection
    --debug                             Set to enable debug output
    --trace                             Set to enable trace output, not recommended for multiple files
    --help, -h                          show help
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index c19749b13..49e312dd2 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ func main() {
 	app := cli.NewApp()
 	app.EnableBashCompletion = true
 	app.Name = "scc"
-	app.Version = "1.6.0"
+	app.Version = "1.7.0"
 	app.Usage = "Sloc, Cloc and Code. Count lines of code in a directory with complexity estimation."
 	app.UsageText = "scc DIRECTORY"
 
diff --git a/processor/file.go b/processor/file.go
index a3f89dcab..4fb68c197 100644
--- a/processor/file.go
+++ b/processor/file.go
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ func walkDirectoryParallel(root string, output *chan *FileJob) {
 	all, _ := ioutil.ReadDir(root)
 	// TODO the gitignore should check for futher gitignores deeper in the tree
 	gitignore, gitignoreerror := gitignore.NewGitIgnore(filepath.Join(root, ".gitignore"))
+	resetGc := false
 
 	for _, f := range all {
 		// Godirwalk despite being faster than the default walk is still too slow to feed the
@@ -104,8 +105,9 @@ func walkDirectoryParallel(root string, output *chan *FileJob) {
 					mutex.Unlock()
 
 					// Turn GC back to what it was before if we have parsed enough files
-					if totalCount >= GcFileCount {
+					if !resetGc && totalCount >= GcFileCount {
 						debug.SetGCPercent(gcPercent)
+						resetGc = true
 					}
 					wg.Done()
 				}(filepath.Join(root, f.Name()))