diff --git a/lib/tasks/gettaskinfos b/lib/tasks/gettaskinfos
index 648e4ab..7604735 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/gettaskinfos
+++ b/lib/tasks/gettaskinfos
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ gettaskinfos() {
 		FROM	tasks
 		WHERE	id='$1';
 	' >&3
-	read -u4 line
+	read -u4 -d$'\0' line
 	taskid=${line%%::AtOM:SQL:Sep::*}
 	rest="${line#*::AtOM:SQL:Sep::}::AtOM:SQL:Sep::"
 	sourcefileid=${rest%%::AtOM:SQL:Sep::*}
diff --git a/lib/workers/create b/lib/workers/create
index f4c9cff..02f69fb 100644
--- a/lib/workers/create
+++ b/lib/workers/create
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 createworker() {
         (( ++active ))
-        read -u4 line
+        read -u4 -d$'\0' line
         taskid=${line%%::AtOM:SQL:Sep::*}
         rest="${line#*::AtOM:SQL:Sep::}::AtOM:SQL:Sep::"
         sourcefileid=${rest%%::AtOM:SQL:Sep::*}
diff --git a/lib/workers/master b/lib/workers/master
index 0ef64e8..c88a9d8 100644
--- a/lib/workers/master
+++ b/lib/workers/master
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ master() {
 			WHERE	status = 0;
 		'>&3
 
-		read -u4 remaining
+		read -u4 -d$'\0' remaining
 		if (( remaining == 0 ))
 		then
 			sleep 0.1
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ master() {
 				LIMIT 1;
 			'>&3
 
-			read -u4 ready
+			read -u4 -d$'\0' ready
 			if (( ready > 0 ))
 			then
 				createworker
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ master() {
 				LIMIT 1;
 			' >&3
 
-			read -u4 ready
+			read -u4 -d$'\0' ready
 
 			if (( active == 0 && ready == 0 ))
 			then
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ master() {
 				WHERE	status = 0;
 			'>&3
 
-			read -u4 remaining
+			read -u4 -d$'\0' remaining
 		done
 	fi
 }