diff --git a/src/ecotax.c b/src/ecotax.c
index 6b57fbf..c1f7f2d 100644
--- a/src/ecotax.c
+++ b/src/ecotax.c
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ ecotx_t *readnext_ecotaxon(FILE *f,ecotx_t *taxon)
 	                          "Allocate taxon scientific name");
 	                          
 	strncpy(taxon->name,raw->name,raw->namelength);
+	(taxon->name)[raw->namelength] = '\0';
 		
 	return taxon;
 }