Spawn.vala

diff --git a/Spawn.vala b/Spawn.vala
index b5df8c8..be7a379 100644 (file)
--- a/Spawn.vala
+++ b/Spawn.vala
@@ -436,6 +436,11 @@ public class Spawn : Object
             size_t term_pos;
             size_t len;
             IOStatus status;
+            
+            if (this.pid < 0) {
+                return false; // spawn complete + closed... can't read any more.
+            }
+            
             try {
                                var cond = ch.get_buffer_condition();
                                if ((cond & GLib.IOCondition.ERR) > 0) {