--- a/src/HostFileColumn.cc	2018-12-01 11:33:51.000000000 +0000
+++ b/src/HostFileColumn.cc	2019-01-04 15:28:21.574971024 +0000
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
         return nullptr;
     }
 
-    size_t bytes_to_read = st.st_size;
+    size_t bytes_to_read = st.st_size + 1;
     auto result = std::make_unique<std::vector<char>>(bytes_to_read);
     char* buffer = &(*result)[0];
     while (bytes_to_read > 0) {
@@ -113,5 +113,7 @@
     }
 
     close(fd);
+    *(buffer + 1) = '\0';
+
     return result;
 }