diff --git a/examples/wget/wget.c b/examples/wget/wget.c
index e8bff1063..90c227a7c 100644
--- a/examples/wget/wget.c
+++ b/examples/wget/wget.c
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ app_quit(void)
   if(file != -1) {
     cfs_close(file);
   }
-  puts("Press any key to continue...");
+  puts("Press <enter> to continue...");
   getchar();
   process_exit(&wget_process);
   LOADER_UNLOAD();
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ PROCESS_THREAD(wget_process, ev, data)
     puts(url);
   } else {
     fgets(url, sizeof(url), stdin);
+    name[strlen(url) - 1] = 0;
   }
   fputs("Save as:", stdout);
   if(contiki_argc > 2) {
@@ -177,6 +178,7 @@ PROCESS_THREAD(wget_process, ev, data)
     puts(name);
   } else {
     fgets(name, sizeof(name), stdin);
+    name[strlen(name) - 1] = 0;
   }
   file = cfs_open(name, CFS_WRITE);
   if(file == -1) {