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diff --git a/plugins/check_real.c b/plugins/check_real.c
index 47776c5..36f6413 100644
--- a/plugins/check_real.c
+++ b/plugins/check_real.c
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
 
                 /* watch for the REAL connection string */
                 result = recv (sd, buffer, MAX_INPUT_BUFFER - 1, 0);
+                buffer[result] = "\0"; /* null terminate recieved buffer */
 
                 /* return a CRITICAL status if we couldn't read any data */
                 if (result == -1) {