diff --git a/koans/src/intermediate/AboutFileIO.java b/koans/src/intermediate/AboutFileIO.java
index f19e35fa..33831a74 100644
--- a/koans/src/intermediate/AboutFileIO.java
+++ b/koans/src/intermediate/AboutFileIO.java
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ public void basicFileWritingAndReading() throws IOException {
 		// No flush necessary!
 		fr.close();
 		assertEquals(size, 22);
-		// Why the @#%& doesn't this work?
-		//assertEquals(new String(in), "First line\nSecond line");
+
+		assertEquals(new String(in), "First line\nSecond line\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0");
 		file.delete();
 	}