diff --git a/examples/app/app.nim b/examples/app/app.nim
index e11dc52..d7d6e46 100644
--- a/examples/app/app.nim
+++ b/examples/app/app.nim
@@ -75,7 +75,8 @@ proc handlePunchdMessages(connection: PunchdConnection) {.async.} =
   while true:
     let fd = connection.sock.getFd.AsyncFD
     let resp = await fd.asyncRecvMsg(size = 400, cmsgSize = sizeof(AsyncFD))
-    let args = resp.data.parseArgs(3, 1)
+    let line = resp.data.strip(leading = false, trailing = true, chars = {'\n'})
+    let args = line.parseArgs(3, 1)
     case args[0]:
     of "ok":
       let outMsg = connection.outMessages[args[1]]