diff --git a/atom b/atom
index d60b26e..ef380a3 100755
--- a/atom
+++ b/atom
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ echo '
 	FROM	destination_files
 	WHERE	source_file_id is NULL;' >&3
 
-read -u4 removecount
+read -u4 -d$'\0' removecount
 until (( ${#removefile[@]} == removecount ))
 do
 	echo '
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ do
 		SELECT "AtOM:NoMoreFiles";
 	' >&3
 
-	read -u4 line
+	read -u4 -d$'\0' line
 	until [[ $line == AtOM:NoMoreFiles ]]
 	do
 		removeFileId=${line%%::AtOM:SQL:Sep::*}
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ do
 		removeFileDestName=${line%%::AtOM:SQL:Sep::*}
 		rest=${line#*::AtOM:SQL:Sep::}
 		removefile[$removeFileId]="${destinationpath["$removeFileDestName"]}/${rest%%::AtOM:SQL:Sep::*}"
-		read -u4 line
+		read -u4 -d$'\0' line
 	done
 done
 
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ echo '
 			<> CAST(source_files.last_change AS TEXT)
 	AND	mime_type_actions.destination_id = destinations.id
 	AND	mime_type_actions.action = 1;' >&3
-read -u4 filecount
+read -u4 -d$'\0' filecount
 if [ -n "$maxbatch" ] && (( maxbatch < filecount ))
 then
 	(( togo = filecount - maxbatch ))
@@ -436,11 +436,11 @@ echo '
 (( maxbatch )) && echo "LIMIT $maxbatch" >&3
 echo ';
 	SELECT "AtOM:NoMoreFiles";' >&3
-read -u4 line
+read -u4 -d$'\0' line
 while ! [[ $line = AtOM:NoMoreFiles ]]
 do
 	decodefiles+=("$line::AtOM:SQL:Sep::")
-	read -u4 line
+	read -u4 -d$'\0' line
 done
 (( cron )) || echo -n $'Creating tasks...\033[K'
 
@@ -776,11 +776,11 @@ then
 		WHERE		tasks.status = 2;
 
 		SELECT "AtOM:NoMoreFiles";' >&3
-	read -u4 line
+	read -u4 -d$'\0' line
 	while ! [[ $line = AtOM:NoMoreFiles ]]
 	do
 		failedtasks+=("$line")
-		read -u4 line
+		read -u4 -d$'\0' line
 	done
 	for line in "${failedtasks[@]}"
 	do
@@ -836,11 +836,11 @@ do
 	SELECT	"AtOM:NoMoreFiles";
 ' >&3
 
-	read -u4 line
+	read -u4 -d$'\0' line
 	while [[ $line != AtOM:NoMoreFiles ]]
 	do
 		renamefiles+=("$line")
-		read -u4 line
+		read -u4 -d$'\0' line
 	done
 	if (( ${#renamefiles[@]} ))
 	then
@@ -943,11 +943,11 @@ echo '
 
 (( cron )) || echo -n 'Removing obsolete files...'$'\033[K'
 lines=()
-read -u4 line
+read -u4 -d$'\0' line
 while [[ $line != AtOM:NoMoreFiles ]]
 do
 	lines+=("$line")
-	read -u4 line
+	read -u4 -d$'\0' line
 done
 echo 'BEGIN TRANSACTION;' >&3
 for line in "${lines[@]}"