1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/pipe.c b/src/pipe.c
index 9fc8406..d688179 100644
--- a/src/pipe.c
+++ b/src/pipe.c
@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@ void await_change(void) {
       break;
     }
 
-    if (isspace(chr)) {
+    // octal 201 is an unused ascii character, so it's safe to use as a
+    // delimiter
+    if (chr == '\201') {
       if (chr_on == 0) {
         i++;
         continue;