diff --git a/src/core/lib/misc.c b/src/core/lib/misc.c
index 40c2692..7ca0ee6 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/misc.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/misc.c
@@ -125,6 +125,8 @@ boolean checkVersion()
     //LOAD jsonFile
     fread(buffer, bufferSize, 1, fileBuffer);
 
+    buffer[bufferSize] = '\0';
+
     //CHECK FOR TEXT IN buffer
     if (strcmp(buffer, "") == 0)
     {