diff --git a/qiling/debugger/qdb/branch_predictor/branch_predictor_arm.py b/qiling/debugger/qdb/branch_predictor/branch_predictor_arm.py
index 97f00964c..9c89532d9 100644
--- a/qiling/debugger/qdb/branch_predictor/branch_predictor_arm.py
+++ b/qiling/debugger/qdb/branch_predictor/branch_predictor_arm.py
@@ -3,11 +3,14 @@
 # Cross Platform and Multi Architecture Advanced Binary Emulation Framework
 #
 
-
+from __future__ import annotations
+from typing import Optional
 
 from .branch_predictor import *
 from ..arch import ArchARM, ArchCORTEX_M
 
+
+
 class BranchPredictorARM(BranchPredictor, ArchARM):
     """
     predictor for ARM
@@ -40,9 +43,9 @@ def get_cpsr(bits: int) -> (bool, bool, bool, bool):
                 bits & 0x80000000 != 0, # N, sign flag
                 )
 
-    def predict(self):
+    def predict(self, pref_addr: Optional[int] = None) -> BranchPredictor.Prophecy:
         prophecy = self.Prophecy()
-        cur_addr = self.cur_addr
+        cur_addr = pref_addr or self.cur_addr
         line = self.disasm(cur_addr)
 
         prophecy.where = cur_addr + line.size
@@ -160,7 +163,7 @@ def predict(self):
             next_addr = cur_addr + self.THUMB_INST_SIZE
             for each in it_block_range:
                 _insn = self.read_insn(next_addr)
-                n2_addr = handle_bnj_arm(ql, next_addr)
+                n2_addr = self.predict(next_addr).where
 
                 if (cond_met and each == "t") or (not cond_met and each == "e"):
                     if n2_addr != (next_addr+len(_insn)): # branch detected