diff --git a/subprocess.hpp b/subprocess.hpp
index 14ee11f..7cb7873 100755
--- a/subprocess.hpp
+++ b/subprocess.hpp
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ namespace util
     int eintr_cnter = 0;
 
     while (1) {
-      int read_bytes = read(fd, buf, read_upto);
+      int read_bytes = read(fd, buf + rbytes, read_upto - rbytes);
       if (read_bytes == -1) {
         if (errno == EINTR) {
           if (eintr_cnter >= 50) return -1;
@@ -322,11 +322,15 @@ namespace util
         orig_size = orig_size * 1.5;
         increment = orig_size - buf.size();
         buf.resize(orig_size);
+        //update the buffer pointer
+        buffer = buf.data();
         buffer += rd_bytes;
         total_bytes_read += rd_bytes;
+
       } else if (rd_bytes != -1) {
         total_bytes_read += rd_bytes;
         break;
+
       } else {
         if (total_bytes_read == 0) return -1;
         break;
@@ -1423,12 +1427,12 @@ namespace detail {
       } else if (stream_->output()) {
         // Read till EOF
         // ATTN: This could be blocking, if the process
-        // at the other end screws up, we get screwed up as well
+        // at the other end screws up, we get screwed as well
         obuf.add_cap(out_buf_cap_);
 
         int rbytes = util::read_all(
-                                  fileno(stream_->output()),
-                                  obuf.buf);
+                            fileno(stream_->output()),
+                            obuf.buf);
 
         if (rbytes == -1) {
           throw OSError("read to obuf failed", errno);
diff --git a/test/test_err_redirection b/test/test_err_redirection
index 9eb6d71..1565cf6 100755
Binary files a/test/test_err_redirection and b/test/test_err_redirection differ
diff --git a/test/test_subprocess b/test/test_subprocess
index e38867f..621bf55 100755
Binary files a/test/test_subprocess and b/test/test_subprocess differ
diff --git a/test/write_err.sh b/test/write_err.sh
index 9290ba1..e7c805a 100755
--- a/test/write_err.sh
+++ b/test/write_err.sh
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 #!/bin/bash
->&2 echo "writing error to stderr"
+>&2 echo "This is going to be a big chunk of error text consisting of garbage words that would never make sense....so here it goes....shouldnt I be doing my work instead ???? ...anyways....lets get to it......dsmvnskmnv;lsdnv;la,mdfv;, lasdnvs, dv;lknvlka;dv laldmflasmdlgvma lm glfdmg lasfgl;mflgms,vdmlmsdfl'bmsldfkmblsdfm blksdfmblk fsdl,b sdlfnbksan kjskanfkjbhv snf p'owMF;OANDOPGIHWEPO;JFOIEHGUYHT JNTG JWEBGIJN FV SDKMNV KJNKJ nokfnrgok weoirgoinfs ijbzx,mv;lksdcnvpisfuhgu wnergorgok nvglk;bn;mkf bkngfkbm fdlb;gfnb ;kdfgn b,mfdl's,g'l;am nsgaosnblm;adrg;lnklf nglkfmnvklb njfknblsmdnkfngsjdfbgsjdbghjb iblnrfgiof n gjsndv  vewflkjvekrjgnlkmv mjbeijdfnwek vkijnnfg'koqrnbon nq'eopkfm[qef[lfkdnb ;smknv jk fnkmv ntipjvn kbvn iprtu ghj9p84w5toihnvlkmnlmk nvoijh90rjqo3mrok34 nfkm nnkof nerokmnrgo[j0igjwlkngvmfgnvml   oirejgoiewjrfgoiwejrgko[ mwbkm grioejqg[ktrwngk;wnmb;mn;wfkb oirjgiontrgmnwe;fklvnfiobjneiorgn;mbn  ijorgenowg;lwbenkownfboiwnrtgiovwnrtblntbontriobnwkrn;  onboirw noignjwmKFCV;MKNSDVIUNRIPTN5I KNVK;JN ION EOQWNQ;LDKN V;FMNVKFN[B WPORJGOP[ WLERGNA;SLDKNV;MF NPOINRG;JWN;KNRPEFGI9485JBEKMSD NK;NKL; NFOSAJFKOSNKMN;CV, KAD;FKM;SOGMVLKSMD;,R F;OKA;FL APSLFM ADL;SKOK OKNEW KDJFOKSDJ Alpwpowejgoplwefkmglk p[reg porej gokwem vkl wmo ao[jk [klqmpkoem gpofem lksjn zflkvbn;kf hgioniog krngkmadnv;mfsdn bkleqrjl;wgnpoekw jqbfk mv;lm,redop[ jor[f klqr3ko[j vioadm ;lksdcmn ovj['or'aewnjkopj 'wk;w;k fwrite_err.sh sadkjlbnlfkblfkn blndsf kjwern gfpjknerkgn fknv k;qkgn kfv mscvlkmsn ldkfv nkamdkmv efkgv n;kemf mvwfbkm nfgkmbk bklwnmgklwmtrklgnfkl;b nwkjn glkwmfn lkmnrknwrkpg nkf nlmk nwljkengjklnwflgbnflkjbngkljwfgbn jnk wngpkwrtgnpo n"
diff --git a/test/write_err.txt b/test/write_err.txt
index 66926a7..1c410d3 100644
--- a/test/write_err.txt
+++ b/test/write_err.txt
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
 writing error to stderr
+This is going to be a big chunk of error text consisting of garbage words that would never make sense....so here it goes....shouldnt I be doing my work instead ???? ...anyways....lets get to it......dsmvnskmnv;lsdnv;la,mdfv;, lasdnvs, dv;lknvlka;dv laldmflasmdlgvma lm glfdmg lasfgl;mflgms,vdmlmsdfl'bmsldfkmblsdfm blksdfmblk fsdl,b sdlfnbksan kjskanfkjbhv snf p'owMF;OANDOPGIHWEPO;JFOIEHGUYHT JNTG JWEBGIJN FV SDKMNV KJNKJ nokfnrgok weoirgoinfs ijbzx,mv;lksdcnvpisfuhgu wnergorgok nvglk;bn;mkf bkngfkbm fdlb;gfnb ;kdfgn b,mfdl's,g'l;am nsgaosnblm;adrg;lnklf nglkfmnvklb njfknblsmdnkfngsjdfbgsjdbghjb iblnrfgiof n gjsndv  vewflkjvekrjgnlkmv mjbeijdfnwek vkijnnfg'koqrnbon nq'eopkfm[qef[lfkdnb ;smknv jk fnkmv ntipjvn kbvn iprtu ghj9p84w5toihnvlkmnlmk nvoijh90rjqo3mrok34 nfkm nnkof nerokmnrgo[j0igjwlkngvmfgnvml   oirejgoiewjrfgoiwejrgko[ mwbkm grioejqg[ktrwngk;wnmb;mn;wfkb oirjgiontrgmnwe;fklvnfiobjneiorgn;mbn  ijorgenowg;lwbenkownfboiwnrtgiovwnrtblntbontriobnwkrn;  onboirw noignjwmKFCV;MKNSDVIUNRIPTN5I KNVK;JN ION EOQWNQ;LDKN V;FMNVKFN[B WPORJGOP[ WLERGNA;SLDKNV;MF NPOINRG;JWN;KNRPEFGI9485JBEKMSD NK;NKL; NFOSAJFKOSNKMN;CV, KAD;FKM;SOGMVLKSMD;,R F;OKA;FL APSLFM ADL;SKOK OKNEW KDJFOKSDJ Alpwpowejgoplwefkmglk p[reg porej gokwem vkl wmo ao[jk [klqmpkoem gpofem lksjn zflkvbn;kf hgioniog krngkmadnv;mfsdn bkleqrjl;wgnpoekw jqbfk mv;lm,redop[ jor[f klqr3ko[j vioadm ;lksdcmn ovj['or'aewnjkopj 'wk;w;k fwrite_err.sh sadkjlbnlfkblfkn blndsf kjwern gfpjknerkgn fknv k;qkgn kfv mscvlkmsn ldkfv nkamdkmv efkgv n;kemf mvwfbkm nfgkmbk bklwnmgklwmtrklgnfkl;b nwkjn glkwmfn lkmnrknwrkpg nkf nlmk nwljkengjklnwflgbnflkjbngkljwfgbn jnk wngpkwrtgnpo n
+This is going to be a big chunk of error text consisting of garbage words that would never make sense....so here it goes....shouldnt I be doing my work instead ???? ...anyways....lets get to it......dsmvnskmnv;lsdnv;la,mdfv;, lasdnvs, dv;lknvlka;dv laldmflasmdlgvma lm glfdmg lasfgl;mflgms,vdmlmsdfl'bmsldfkmblsdfm blksdfmblk fsdl,b sdlfnbksan kjskanfkjbhv snf p'owMF;OANDOPGIHWEPO;JFOIEHGUYHT JNTG JWEBGIJN FV SDKMNV KJNKJ nokfnrgok weoirgoinfs ijbzx,mv;lksdcnvpisfuhgu wnergorgok nvglk;bn;mkf bkngfkbm fdlb;gfnb ;kdfgn b,mfdl's,g'l;am nsgaosnblm;adrg;lnklf nglkfmnvklb njfknblsmdnkfngsjdfbgsjdbghjb iblnrfgiof n gjsndv  vewflkjvekrjgnlkmv mjbeijdfnwek vkijnnfg'koqrnbon nq'eopkfm[qef[lfkdnb ;smknv jk fnkmv ntipjvn kbvn iprtu ghj9p84w5toihnvlkmnlmk nvoijh90rjqo3mrok34 nfkm nnkof nerokmnrgo[j0igjwlkngvmfgnvml   oirejgoiewjrfgoiwejrgko[ mwbkm grioejqg[ktrwngk;wnmb;mn;wfkb oirjgiontrgmnwe;fklvnfiobjneiorgn;mbn  ijorgenowg;lwbenkownfboiwnrtgiovwnrtblntbontriobnwkrn;  onboirw noignjwmKFCV;MKNSDVIUNRIPTN5I KNVK;JN ION EOQWNQ;LDKN V;FMNVKFN[B WPORJGOP[ WLERGNA;SLDKNV;MF NPOINRG;JWN;KNRPEFGI9485JBEKMSD NK;NKL; NFOSAJFKOSNKMN;CV, KAD;FKM;SOGMVLKSMD;,R F;OKA;FL APSLFM ADL;SKOK OKNEW KDJFOKSDJ Alpwpowejgoplwefkmglk p[reg porej gokwem vkl wmo ao[jk [klqmpkoem gpofem lksjn zflkvbn;kf hgioniog krngkmadnv;mfsdn bkleqrjl;wgnpoekw jqbfk mv;lm,redop[ jor[f klqr3ko[j vioadm ;lksdcmn ovj['or'aewnjkopj 'wk;w;k fwrite_err.sh sadkjlbnlfkblfkn blndsf kjwern gfpjknerkgn fknv k;qkgn kfv mscvlkmsn ldkfv nkamdkmv efkgv n;kemf mvwfbkm nfgkmbk bklwnmgklwmtrklgnfkl;b nwkjn glkwmfn lkmnrknwrkpg nkf nlmk nwljkengjklnwflgbnflkjbngkljwfgbn jnk wngpkwrtgnpo n