diff --git a/src/dj.c b/src/dj.c
index e3972aa..aee9c38 100644
--- a/src/dj.c
+++ b/src/dj.c
@@ -270,23 +270,27 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]){
 			return oserr(io[i].fn);
 
 	do{
+		assert(io[0].bufuse == 0);
+
 		{ /* read */
 			static char skipping = 0;
+			int t;
 
 			if(io[0].seek > 0)
 				skipping = 1;
 
-			if(Io_read(&io[0])->bufuse == 0 && !noerror)
+			t = io[0].bufuse;
+			if(Io_read(&io[0])->bufuse == t && !noerror)
 				Io_read(&io[0]); /* second chance */
-			if(io[0].bufuse == 0) /* that's all she wrote */
+			if(io[0].bufuse == t) /* that's all she wrote */
 				break;
 
-			if(io[0].bufuse < io[0].bs){
+			if(/* t < io[0].bufuse && */ io[0].bufuse < io[0].bs){
 				fprintf(stderr, "%s: Partial read:\n\t", program_name);
 				fprintio(stderr, fmt, io);
 				if(!noerror)
 					count = 1;
-				if(align >= 0){
+				if(!skipping && align >= 0){
 					/* fill the rest of the ibuf with padding */
 					memset(&(io[0].buf)[io[0].bufuse], align,
 						io[0].bs - io[0].bufuse);
@@ -315,7 +319,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]){
 				       (n = MIN(io[0].bufuse, io[1].bs - io[1].bufuse)));
 				io[1].bufuse += n;
 				/* permute out the copied units */
-				memmove(io[0].buf, &{io[0].buf)[n], io[0].bs - n);
+				memmove(io[0].buf, &(io[0].buf)[n], io[0].bs - n);
 				io[0].bufuse -= n;
 
 				if(io[0].bs + io[1].bufuse <= io[1].bs && count != 1)
@@ -330,7 +334,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]){
 				break;
 			}
 
-			if(0 < io[1].bufuse && io[1].bufuse < t){
+			if(0 < io[1].bufuse /* && io[1].bufuse < t */){
 				fprintf(stderr, "%s: Partial write:\n\t", program_name);
 				fprintio(stderr, fmt, io);
 				if(!noerror)