diff --git a/kiwmi/frontend.c b/kiwmi/frontend.c
index aa106a0..1ffa2fa 100644
--- a/kiwmi/frontend.c
+++ b/kiwmi/frontend.c
@@ -66,8 +66,10 @@ ipc_connection(int fd, uint32_t mask, void *UNUSED(data))
         return 0;
     }
 
-    int c;
-    while ((c = getc(client_file)) != '\0') {
+    bool is_reading = true;
+    while (is_reading) {
+        int c = getc(client_file);
+
         if (msg_len >= buffer_size) {
             buffer_size *= 2;
             char *tmp = realloc(msg, buffer_size);
@@ -80,13 +82,20 @@ ipc_connection(int fd, uint32_t mask, void *UNUSED(data))
             msg = tmp;
         }
 
-        msg[msg_len++] = c;
+        switch (c) {
+        case '\0':
+            is_reading = false;
+            // FALLTHROUGH
+        case '\n':
+            msg[msg_len] = '\0';
+            msg_len = 0;
+            // TODO: handle command
+            break;
+        default:
+            msg[msg_len++] = c;
+        }
     }
 
-    msg[msg_len] = '\0';
-
-    // TODO: handle properly
-
     fclose(client_file);
     free(msg);