diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 2bf7e4de..885da2ba 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-8.3.243
+8.3.244
diff --git a/extract/ExtBasic.c b/extract/ExtBasic.c
index 4ed10f7b..d70269c8 100644
--- a/extract/ExtBasic.c
+++ b/extract/ExtBasic.c
@@ -3835,7 +3835,8 @@ extSubsFunc2(tile, arg)
 	if (TTMaskIntersect(&DBPlaneTypes[pNum], smask))
 	    if (DBSrPaintArea((Tile *) NULL, arg->fra_def->cd_planes[pNum],
 			&tileArea, smask, extSubsFunc3, (ClientData)NULL) != 0)
-		return (1);
+		/* Keep the search going, as there may be other tiles to check */
+		return (0);
 
     /* Run third search in the area of the tile on the substrate plane	*/
     /* to make sure that nothing but space is under these tiles.	*/