diff --git a/reditools/analyze.py b/reditools/analyze.py
index 633e9e4..d82f0f5 100644
--- a/reditools/analyze.py
+++ b/reditools/analyze.py
@@ -375,7 +375,9 @@ def parse_options():  # noqa:WPS213
         '--strand-correction',
         default=False,
         help='Strand correction. Once the strand has been inferred, ' +
-        'only bases according to this strand will be selected.',
+        'only bases according to this strand will be selected. If ' +
+        'edits are detected on the reverse strand, the base complements ' +
+        'will be reported.',
         action='store_true',
     )
     parser.add_argument(
diff --git a/reditools/reditools.py b/reditools/reditools.py
index d24a941..e08482b 100644
--- a/reditools/reditools.py
+++ b/reditools/reditools.py
@@ -380,6 +380,8 @@ def analyze(self, alignment_manager, region=None):  # noqa:WPS231,WPS213
             if bases is not None and self._use_strand_correction:
                 strand = bases.get_strand(threshold=self.strand_confidence_threshold)
                 bases.filter_by_strand(strand)
+                if strand == '-':
+                    bases.complement()
             if not self._rtqc.check(self, bases):
                 continue
             column = self._get_column(position, bases, region)
@@ -435,9 +437,6 @@ def _get_column(self, position, bases, region):
                 region.stop,
             )
             return None
-        strand = bases.get_strand(threshold=self.strand_confidence_threshold)
-        if strand == '-':
-            bases.complement()
 
         return RTResult(bases, strand, region.contig, position)