diff --git a/src/libkore.c b/src/libkore.c
index 82966ad..396675d 100644
--- a/src/libkore.c
+++ b/src/libkore.c
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ lhttp_file_get(lua_State *L){
 		lua_error(L);
 	}
 	s[f->length] = '\0';
-	lua_pushstring(L,s);
+	lua_pushlstring(L,s,read);
 	return 1;
 }