diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index 60142fc8ed..e280f37977 100644
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -3709,7 +3709,7 @@ Charlie 8 Apr 2009
         boinc.xcodeproj/
             project.pbxproj
 
-Charlie 8 Apr 2009
+Charlie 9 Apr 2009
     - Mac client: fill in command field of PROCINFO struct so <exclusive_app> 
         log flag works properly on Mac.
 
diff --git a/lib/procinfo_mac.cpp b/lib/procinfo_mac.cpp
index a37470b239..3ae9154663 100644
--- a/lib/procinfo_mac.cpp
+++ b/lib/procinfo_mac.cpp
@@ -97,9 +97,10 @@ int procinfo_setup(vector<PROCINFO>& pi) {
 
     while (1) {
         memset(&p, 0, sizeof(p));
-        c = fscanf(fd, "%d%d%d%d%ld%d:%lf %[^\n]", &p.id, &p.parentid, &real_mem, 
-                    &virtual_mem, &p.page_fault_count, &hours, &p.user_time, p.command);
+        c = fscanf(fd, "%d%d%d%d%ld%d:%lf ", &p.id, &p.parentid, &real_mem, 
+                    &virtual_mem, &p.page_fault_count, &hours, &p.user_time);
         if (c < 7) break;
+        if (fgets(p.command, sizeof(p.command) , fd) == NULL) break;
         p.working_set_size = (double)real_mem * 1024.;
         p.swap_size = (double)virtual_mem * 1024.;
         p.user_time += 60. * (float)hours;