diff --git a/entropy.lua b/entropy.lua
index a41fb38..c9b798d 100644
--- a/entropy.lua
+++ b/entropy.lua
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ function worker(format, poolsize)
 
     -- Get available entropy
     local f = io.open("/proc/sys/kernel/random/entropy_avail")
-    local ent_avail = f:read()
+    local ent_avail = f:read("*line")
     f:close()
 
     -- Calculate percentage
diff --git a/load.lua b/load.lua
index cce1388..a8d6971 100644
--- a/load.lua
+++ b/load.lua
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ module("vicious.load")
 function worker(format)
     -- Get load averages
     local f = io.open('/proc/loadavg')
-    local line = f:read()
+    local line = f:read("*line")
     f:close()
 
     -- Get load data
diff --git a/thermal.lua b/thermal.lua
index 8d4057a..d84d3f3 100644
--- a/thermal.lua
+++ b/thermal.lua
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ module("vicious.thermal")
 function worker(format, thermal_zone)
     -- Get thermal zone
     local f = io.open("/proc/acpi/thermal_zone/" .. thermal_zone .. "/temperature")
-    local line = f:read()
+    local line = f:read("*line")
     f:close()
 
     -- Get temperature data
diff --git a/uptime.lua b/uptime.lua
index 82cb20a..fc8c97f 100644
--- a/uptime.lua
+++ b/uptime.lua
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ module("vicious.uptime")
 function worker(format, padding)
     -- Get /proc/uptime
     local f = io.open("/proc/uptime")
-    local line = f:read()
+    local line = f:read("*line")
     f:close()
 
     -- Format data