diff --git a/lib/wrench.js b/lib/wrench.js
index 7334757..07386f8 100644
--- a/lib/wrench.js
+++ b/lib/wrench.js
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ exports.copyDirSyncRecursive = function(sourceDir, newDirLocation, opts) {
     var checkDir = fs.statSync(sourceDir);
     try {
         fs.mkdirSync(newDirLocation, checkDir.mode);
-    } catch (e) { 
+    } catch (e) {
         //if the directory already exists, that's okay
         if (e.code !== 'EEXIST') throw e;
     }
@@ -368,9 +368,12 @@ exports.LineReader.prototype = {
         var res = fs.readSync(this.fd, this.bufferSize, position, "ascii");
 
         this.buffer += res[0];
-        if(res[1] === 0) return -1;
+        if(res[1] === 0) {
+            this.currentPosition = -1;
+        } else {
+            this.currentPosition = position + res[1];
+        }
 
-        this.currentPosition = position + res[1];
         return this.currentPosition;
     },