diff --git a/libs/binder/BufferedTextOutput.cpp b/libs/binder/BufferedTextOutput.cpp
index d516eb1..857bbf9 100644
--- a/libs/binder/BufferedTextOutput.cpp
+++ b/libs/binder/BufferedTextOutput.cpp
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@
                 // them out without going through the buffer.
                 
                 // Slurp up all of the lines.
-                const char* lastLine = txt+1;
+                const char* lastLine = txt;
                 while (txt < end) {
                     if (*txt++ == '\n') lastLine = txt;
                 }
diff --git a/libs/binder/tests/binderTextOutputTest.cpp b/libs/binder/tests/binderTextOutputTest.cpp
index f6dd22d..ce99f59 100644
--- a/libs/binder/tests/binderTextOutputTest.cpp
+++ b/libs/binder/tests/binderTextOutputTest.cpp
@@ -28,15 +28,14 @@
 #include <binder/TextOutput.h>
 #include <binder/Debug.h>
 
-static void CheckMessage(const CapturedStderr& cap,
+static void CheckMessage(CapturedStderr& cap,
                          const char* expected,
                          bool singleline) {
-    std::string output;
-    ASSERT_EQ(0, lseek(cap.fd(), 0, SEEK_SET));
-    android::base::ReadFdToString(cap.fd(), &output);
+    cap.Stop();
+    std::string output = cap.str();
     if (singleline)
         output.erase(std::remove(output.begin(), output.end(), '\n'));
-    ASSERT_STREQ(output.c_str(), expected);
+    ASSERT_EQ(output, expected);
 }
 
 #define CHECK_LOG_(input, expect, singleline)    \
@@ -60,28 +59,22 @@
 TEST(TextOutput, HandlesStdEndl) {
     CapturedStderr cap;
     android::aerr << "foobar" << std::endl;
-    std::string output;
-    ASSERT_EQ(0, lseek(cap.fd(), 0, SEEK_SET));
-    android::base::ReadFdToString(cap.fd(), &output);
-    ASSERT_STREQ(output.c_str(), "foobar\n");
+    cap.Stop();
+    ASSERT_EQ(cap.str(), "foobar\n");
 }
 
 TEST(TextOutput, HandlesCEndl) {
     CapturedStderr cap;
     android::aerr << "foobar" << "\n";
-    std::string output;
-    ASSERT_EQ(0, lseek(cap.fd(), 0, SEEK_SET));
-    android::base::ReadFdToString(cap.fd(), &output);
-    ASSERT_STREQ(output.c_str(), "foobar\n");
+    cap.Stop();
+    ASSERT_EQ(cap.str(), "foobar\n");
 }
 
 TEST(TextOutput, HandlesAndroidEndl) {
     CapturedStderr cap;
     android::aerr << "foobar" << android::endl;
-    std::string output;
-    ASSERT_EQ(0, lseek(cap.fd(), 0, SEEK_SET));
-    android::base::ReadFdToString(cap.fd(), &output);
-    ASSERT_STREQ(output.c_str(), "foobar\n");
+    cap.Stop();
+    ASSERT_EQ(cap.str(), "foobar\n");
 }
 
 TEST(TextOutput, HandleEmptyString) {