diff --git a/src/modules/hostname.zig b/src/modules/hostname.zig
index 068d357..8741a64 100644
--- a/src/modules/hostname.zig
+++ b/src/modules/hostname.zig
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ fn cb() ![]const u8 {
 
     const max_hostname_size = c.sysconf(c._SC_HOST_NAME_MAX);
     const buffer = try std.heap.page_allocator.alloc(u8, @intCast(max_hostname_size));
-    const bytes_read = try file.read(buffer);
+    const bytes_read = try file.read(buffer) - 1;
     return buffer[0..bytes_read];
 }