diff --git a/hydra-mod.c b/hydra-mod.c
index a24889b..de86f66 100644
--- a/hydra-mod.c
+++ b/hydra-mod.c
@@ -662,10 +662,10 @@ char *hydra_get_next_pair() {
     pair[sizeof(pair) - 1] = 0;
     __fck = read(intern_socket, pair, sizeof(pair) - 1);
     // if (debug) hydra_dump_data(pair, __fck, "CHILD READ PAIR");
-    if (memcmp(&HYDRA_EXIT, &pair, sizeof(HYDRA_EXIT)) == 0)
-      return HYDRA_EXIT;
-    if (pair[0] == 0)
+    if (pair[0] == 0 || __fck <= 0)
       return HYDRA_EMPTY;
+    if (__fck >=  sizeof(HYDRA_EXIT) && memcmp(&HYDRA_EXIT, &pair, sizeof(HYDRA_EXIT)) == 0)
+      return HYDRA_EXIT;
   }
   return pair;
 }
diff --git a/pw-inspector.1 b/pw-inspector.1
index 90bff65..c9f228c 100644
--- a/pw-inspector.1
+++ b/pw-inspector.1
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ upcase characters (A,B,C,D, etc.)
 numbers (1,2,3,4, etc.)
 .TP
 .B \-p 
-printable characters (which are not \-l/\-n/\-p, e.g. $,!,/,(,*, etc.)
+printable characters (which are not \-l/\-n/\-n, e.g. $,!,/,(,*, etc.)
 .TP
 .B \ -s
 special characters \- all others not withint the sets above