diff --git a/code/client/cl_keys.c b/code/client/cl_keys.c
index 2fb2c1ca..b2bc9559 100644
--- a/code/client/cl_keys.c
+++ b/code/client/cl_keys.c
@@ -1478,9 +1478,10 @@ void CL_LoadConsoleHistory( void )
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if( consoleSaveBufferSize <= MAX_CONSOLE_SAVE_BUFFER &&
+	if( consoleSaveBufferSize < MAX_CONSOLE_SAVE_BUFFER &&
 			FS_Read( consoleSaveBuffer, consoleSaveBufferSize, f ) == consoleSaveBufferSize )
 	{
+		consoleSaveBuffer[consoleSaveBufferSize] = '\0';
 		text_p = consoleSaveBuffer;
 
 		for( i = COMMAND_HISTORY - 1; i >= 0; i-- )