diff --git a/src/remote.cc b/src/remote.cc
index ecdc03ce..e2c74417 100644
--- a/src/remote.cc
+++ b/src/remote.cc
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ void send_command(const String& session, const String& command)
 
     {
         Message msg(sock);
-        msg.write(command.c_str(), (int)command.length()+1);
+        msg.write(command.c_str(), (int)command.length());
     }
     close(sock);
 }