diff --git a/scripts/ssl-date.nse b/scripts/ssl-date.nse
index 246b9ea13..cb62c1504 100644
--- a/scripts/ssl-date.nse
+++ b/scripts/ssl-date.nse
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ end
 
 -- extract time from ServerHello response
 local extract_time = function(response)
-  local i, record = tls.record_read(response, 0)
+  local i, record = tls.record_read(response, 1)
   if record == nil then
     stdnse.debug("Unknown response from server")
     return nil
diff --git a/scripts/tls-nextprotoneg.nse b/scripts/tls-nextprotoneg.nse
index 4c1556bc3..d886826aa 100644
--- a/scripts/tls-nextprotoneg.nse
+++ b/scripts/tls-nextprotoneg.nse
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ end
 --@args response Response to parse.
 --@return results List of found protocols.
 local check_npn = function(response)
-  local i, record = tls.record_read(response, 0)
+  local i, record = tls.record_read(response, 1)
   if record == nil then
     stdnse.debug1("Unknown response from server")
     return nil