diff --git a/modfetch.c b/modfetch.c
index dfd6d3e..5a481e1 100644
--- a/modfetch.c
+++ b/modfetch.c
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ Config parse_config(FILE *config_file) {
             in_config = true;
             // get rid of the '{'
             strncpy(current_path, line, (size_t)read - 2);
+            current_path[read - 2] = '\0';
 
             current_module.path = process_str(current_path);
             current_module.config = malloc(INITIAL_CONFIG_SIZE * sizeof(char*));