diff --git a/resume.rb b/resume.rb
index 981cc7d..c63b966 100755
--- a/resume.rb
+++ b/resume.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@
 require 'maruku'
 
 get '/' do
-   title = resume_data.lines.first.strip
+   title = resume_data.split("\n").first
+   #oops 1.8.7 only?
+    #resume_data.lines.first.strip
    resume = RDiscount.new(resume_data, :smart).to_html
    erubis :index, :locals => { :title => title, :resume => resume, :formats => true }
 end