diff --git a/example/main.c b/example/main.c
index 74580a15..bebe3c62 100644
--- a/example/main.c
+++ b/example/main.c
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ int loop(void *arg)
             char buf[256];
             size_t readlen = ff_read(clientfd, buf, sizeof(buf));
 
-            ff_write(clientfd, html, sizeof(html));
+            ff_write(clientfd, html, strlen(html));
         } else {
             printf("unknown event: %8.8X\n", event.flags);
         }
diff --git a/example/main_epoll.c b/example/main_epoll.c
index e597689c..fe280b4e 100644
--- a/example/main_epoll.c
+++ b/example/main_epoll.c
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ int loop(void *arg)
                 char buf[256];
                 size_t readlen = ff_read( events[i].data.fd, buf, sizeof(buf));
                 if(readlen > 0) {
-                    ff_write( events[i].data.fd, html, sizeof(html));
+                    ff_write( events[i].data.fd, html, strlen(html));
                 } else {
                     ff_epoll_ctl(epfd, EPOLL_CTL_DEL,  events[i].data.fd, NULL);
                     ff_close( events[i].data.fd);