diff --git a/completion-server-init.zsh b/completion-server-init.zsh
index 565fd45..4dec24c 100644
--- a/completion-server-init.zsh
+++ b/completion-server-init.zsh
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ compadd () {
 		# description to be displayed afterwards
 		# (( $#__dscr >= $i )) && dscr=" -- ${${__dscr[$i]}##$__hits[$i] #}" || dscr=
 
-		print - $IPREFIX$apre$hpre$__hits[$i]$dsuf$hsuf$asuf$dscr
+		print - $'\1'$IPREFIX$apre$hpre$__hits[$i]$dsuf$hsuf$asuf$dscr
 
 	done
 
diff --git a/completion-server.zsh b/completion-server.zsh
index 4b19249..c9ac26a 100755
--- a/completion-server.zsh
+++ b/completion-server.zsh
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ zpty -w z "source '${0:a:h}/completion-server-init.zsh'"
 read-to-null() {
 	while zpty -r z chunk; do
 		[[ $chunk == *$'\0'* ]] && break
-		print -n - $chunk
+		[[ $chunk != $'\1'* ]] && continue # ignore what doesnt start with '1'
+		print -n - ${chunk:1}
 	done
 }