diff --git a/src/util/misc.c b/src/util/misc.c
index 592c8b7..e3a809a 100644
--- a/src/util/misc.c
+++ b/src/util/misc.c
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ int file_read_lines(const char* file, void* data, file_line_handler_t handler)
 		return -2;
 	}
 	
-	ret = read(fd, buf, MAX_RECV_BUF);
+	ret = read(fd, buf, MAX_RECV_BUF-1);
 	close(fd);
 
 	if (ret < 0)
@@ -258,6 +258,8 @@ int file_read_lines(const char* file, void* data, file_line_handler_t handler)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	buf[ret] = 0;
+
 	/* Parse configuration */
 	split_data.handler = handler;
 	split_data.data = data;