diff --git a/PowerEditor/src/MISC/Common/Common.cpp b/PowerEditor/src/MISC/Common/Common.cpp
index b7e8f3aa..7912b0bc 100644
--- a/PowerEditor/src/MISC/Common/Common.cpp
+++ b/PowerEditor/src/MISC/Common/Common.cpp
@@ -74,13 +74,7 @@ std::string getFileContent(const TCHAR *file2read)
 	{
 		lenFile = fread(data, 1, blockSize - 1, fp);
 		if (lenFile <= 0) break;
-
-		if (lenFile >= blockSize - 1)
-			data[blockSize - 1] = '\0';
-		else
-			data[lenFile] = '\0';
-
-		wholeFileContent += data;
+		wholeFileContent.append(data, lenFile);
 	}
 	while (lenFile > 0);
 
@@ -88,7 +82,6 @@ std::string getFileContent(const TCHAR *file2read)
 	return wholeFileContent;
 }
 
-
 char getDriveLetter()
 {
 	char drive = '\0';