diff --git a/helpers/mnbtool.py b/helpers/mnbtool.py
index 6342051..ceaca28 100755
--- a/helpers/mnbtool.py
+++ b/helpers/mnbtool.py
@@ -11,21 +11,35 @@ out_file = open(sys.argv[3], 'w')
 
 reader_t = csv.reader(in_t_file, dialect='excel-tab')
 reader_b = csv.reader(in_b_file, dialect='excel-tab')
-ordered_fieldnames = OrderedDict([('Designator', None), ('Mid X', None), ('Mid Y', None), ('Layer', None), ('Rotation', None)])
-writer = csv.DictWriter(out_file, delimiter=',', quoting=csv.QUOTE_NONNUMERIC, fieldnames=ordered_fieldnames)
+ordered_fieldnames = OrderedDict(
+    [('Designator', None), ('Mid X', None), ('Mid Y', None), ('Layer', None), ('Rotation', None)])
+writer = csv.DictWriter(out_file, delimiter=',',
+                        quoting=csv.QUOTE_NONNUMERIC, fieldnames=ordered_fieldnames)
 
-writer.writerow({'Designator': 'Designator', 'Mid X': 'Mid X', 'Mid Y': 'Mid Y', 'Layer': 'Layer', 'Rotation': 'Rotation'})
+writer.writerow({'Designator': 'Designator', 'Mid X': 'Mid X',
+                 'Mid Y': 'Mid Y', 'Layer': 'Layer', 'Rotation': 'Rotation'})
 
 
 for reader in [reader_t, reader_b]:
     layer = 'Top'
-    if reader == reader_b: 
+    if reader == reader_b:
         layer = 'Bottom'
 
     for row in reader:
         row = list(filter(None, row[0].split(' ')))
-        
-        writer.writerow({'Designator': row[0], 'Mid X': row[1], 'Mid Y': row[2], 'Layer': layer, 'Rotation': row[3]})
+        rotation = int(row[3])
+        # special behaviour for SOIC8:
+        print(len(row))
+        if len(row) >= 6:
+            print(row[5])
+
+            if "SOIC8" in row[5]:
+                if rotation == 180:
+                    rotation = 0
+                elif rotation == 0:
+                    rotation = 180
+        writer.writerow({'Designator': row[0], 'Mid X': row[1],
+                         'Mid Y': row[2], 'Layer': layer, 'Rotation': rotation})
 
 in_t_file.close()
 in_b_file.close()