diff --git a/Userland/ps.cpp b/Userland/ps.cpp
index 5b620d96e4..a1cc620c20 100644
--- a/Userland/ps.cpp
+++ b/Userland/ps.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ int main(int c, char** v)
         return 1;
     }
     for (;;) {
-        char buf[16];
+        char buf[128];
         ssize_t nread = read(fd, buf, sizeof(buf));
         if (nread == 0)
             break;
diff --git a/Userland/sh.cpp b/Userland/sh.cpp
index 358423c245..6ec7a5e42a 100644
--- a/Userland/sh.cpp
+++ b/Userland/sh.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@ int main(int c, char** v)
             printf("failed to read :(\n");
             return 2;
         }
+        if (nread > 2)
+            printf("read %u bytes\n", nread);
+        if (nread > (ssize_t)sizeof(keybuf)) {
+            printf("read() overran the buffer i gave it!\n");
+            return 3;
+        }
         for (ssize_t i = 0; i < nread; ++i) {
             putchar(keybuf[i]);
             if (keybuf[i] != '\n') {