diff --git a/install.lua b/install.lua
index 36f5fad..31f2788 100644
--- a/install.lua
+++ b/install.lua
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ local function main()
     -- Check the validity of the hash, this acts both as a checksum
     -- and a way to raise an error if the index is incorrect
     tempfile = fs.open("/tmp/" .. v.hash .. ".lua", "r")
-    local filehash = hash.sha256(tempfile.readAll())
+    local filehash = hash.sha256(tempfile.readAll() .. "\n") -- newline is weird hack because of awkward hashes
     tempfile.close()
     if filehash ~= v.hash then
       log.error("File " .. v.dest .. " (from " .. v.src .. ") has a mismatched hash.")