diff --git a/src/utils/utility.cpp b/src/utils/utility.cpp
index 545e3f3e..a2e185b2 100644
--- a/src/utils/utility.cpp
+++ b/src/utils/utility.cpp
@@ -916,6 +916,7 @@ int mc_TerminalInput::LoadDataFromLog(const char* fileName)
     int err;
     int start,pos;
     
+    strcpy(m_Line,"");
     fHan=open(fileName,_O_BINARY | O_RDONLY);
     if(fHan<0)
     {
@@ -958,7 +959,6 @@ int mc_TerminalInput::LoadDataFromLog(const char* fileName)
         pos++;
     }
     
-    strcpy(m_Line,"");
     start=pos+24;
     while(start<size)
     {
@@ -1939,4 +1939,4 @@ void mc_SwapBytes(void *vptr,uint32_t size)
         ptr[i]=ptr[size-i-1];
         ptr[size-i-1]=t;
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}