diff --git a/src/Utils.cpp b/src/Utils.cpp
index 9ba88dc..38664e6 100644
--- a/src/Utils.cpp
+++ b/src/Utils.cpp
@@ -55,10 +55,11 @@ char *Utils::readSerial(char *c, int max){
       return(c);           // return updated string
     }
 
-    c[i]=buf;               // store new character
-    
-    if(i<max)               // do not store more than max characters (excluding string terminator)
-      i++;
+    if(buf!='\r'){         // save any character except carriage return
+      c[i]=buf;               // store new character    
+      if(i<max)               // do not store more than max characters (excluding string terminator)
+        i++;
+    }
   
   } // while(1)