diff --git a/cmd/bulb/main.ha b/cmd/bulb/main.ha
index c427cf9..dd6fa68 100644
--- a/cmd/bulb/main.ha
+++ b/cmd/bulb/main.ha
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ export fn main() void = {
 	let post      = false;
 	let anonymous = false;
 	
-	for (let opt .. cmd.opts) {
+	for (let index = 0z; index < len(cmd.opts); index += 1) {
+		let opt = cmd.opts[index];
 		switch (opt.0) {
 		case 'b' =>
 			board = opt.1;
diff --git a/internal/bulb/bulb.ha b/internal/bulb/bulb.ha
index 7a3d235..89e2228 100644
--- a/internal/bulb/bulb.ha
+++ b/internal/bulb/bulb.ha
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use io;
 use os;
 use path;
 use strings;
+use types;
 
 // TODO
 // two issues:
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ export fn read(output: io::handle, board: str, number: int) (void | error) = {
 	
 	static let output_wbuf: [os::BUFSZ]u8 = [0...];
 	let output = bufio::init(output, [], output_wbuf);
-	let file   = bufio::newscanner(file);
+	let file   = bufio::newscanner(file, types::SIZE_MAX);
 	defer bufio::finish(&file);
 
 	let saw_escape = false;
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@ export fn post(input: io::handle, board: str, user_name: (str | void)) (void | e
 
 	static let file_wbuf: [os::BUFSZ]u8 = [0...];
 	let file  = bufio::init(file, [], file_wbuf);
-	let input = bufio::newscanner(input);
+	let input = bufio::newscanner(input, types::SIZE_MAX);
 	defer bufio::finish(&input);
 
 	let saw_break = false;