diff --git a/master.py b/master.py
index a9378a7..589f24a 100644
--- a/master.py
+++ b/master.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ def find_all_files_for_pkg(name, repo):
 
 def get_failed_packages(repo):
     with open(os.path.join(config["basedir"]["repo"], repo + "_failed.txt")) as p:
-        return p.readlines()
+        return p.read().splitlines()
 
 
 def build(pkgbuild, repo):