diff --git a/libfile/fileHandling.c b/libfile/fileHandling.c
index af05b9a..ea12e09 100644
--- a/libfile/fileHandling.c
+++ b/libfile/fileHandling.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ FILE *file_openrw(char* fileName, BOOL abortOnError)
 
 /*
  * Function Name: fileNextChar(FILE* fp)
- * Description:   Reads the file and returns next character, if file is null or its end of file, returns \¯.
+ * Description:   Reads the file and returns next character, if file is null or its end of file, returns \�.
  */
 char file_nextChar(FILE* fp)
 {
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ char file_nextChar(FILE* fp)
 
 /*
  * Function Name: *fileNextLine(FILE *fp, char *buffer, int32_t bufferSize)
- * Description:   Reads the file and returns next line, if file is null or its end of file, returns \¯.
+ * Description:   Reads the file and returns next line, if file is null or its end of file, returns \�.
  */
 char *file_nextLine(FILE *fp, char *buffer, int32_t bufferSize)
 {
@@ -76,7 +76,11 @@ char *file_nextLine(FILE *fp, char *buffer, int32_t bufferSize)
 void exitIfEmptyFile(FILE *file)
 {
     long savedOffset = ftell(file);
-    fseek(file, 0, SEEK_END);
+    if (fseek(file, 0, SEEK_END) != 0)
+    {
+        fprintf(stderr, "\nError moving the offset in an input file\n");
+        exit(1);
+    }
 
     if (ftell(file) == 0)
     {