diff --git a/main/asterisk.c b/main/asterisk.c
index a6bc0e4650aa7c0c98435f02d5a5c2f832985a47..8d60acaa985b417bc4d3d8348a9596679958aadc 100644
--- a/main/asterisk.c
+++ b/main/asterisk.c
@@ -801,11 +801,18 @@ void ast_unregister_atexit(void (*func)(void))
 		free(ae);
 }
 
-static int fdprint(int fd, const char *s)
+/* Sending commands from consoles back to the daemon requires a terminating NULL */
+static int fdsend(int fd, const char *s)
 {
 	return write(fd, s, strlen(s) + 1);
 }
 
+/* Sending messages from the daemon back to the display requires _excluding_ the terminating NULL */
+static int fdprint(int fd, const char *s)
+{
+	return write(fd, s, strlen(s));
+}
+
 /*! \brief NULL handler so we can collect the child exit status */
 static void null_sig_handler(int signal)
 {
@@ -1924,7 +1931,7 @@ static int ast_el_read_char(EditLine *el, char *cp)
 							printf("%s", term_quit());
 							WELCOME_MESSAGE;
 							if (!ast_opt_mute)
-								fdprint(ast_consock, "logger mute silent");
+								fdsend(ast_consock, "logger mute silent");
 							else 
 								printf("log and verbose output currently muted ('logger mute' to unmute)\n");
 							break;
@@ -2228,7 +2235,7 @@ static char *cli_complete(EditLine *el, int ch)
 
 	if (ast_opt_remote) {
 		snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "_COMMAND NUMMATCHES \"%s\" \"%s\"", lf->buffer, ptr); 
-		fdprint(ast_consock, buf);
+		fdsend(ast_consock, buf);
 		res = read(ast_consock, buf, sizeof(buf));
 		buf[res] = '\0';
 		nummatches = atoi(buf);
@@ -2240,7 +2247,7 @@ static char *cli_complete(EditLine *el, int ch)
 			if (!(mbuf = ast_malloc(maxmbuf)))
 				return (char *)(CC_ERROR);
 			snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "_COMMAND MATCHESARRAY \"%s\" \"%s\"", lf->buffer, ptr); 
-			fdprint(ast_consock, buf);
+			fdsend(ast_consock, buf);
 			res = 0;
 			mbuf[0] = '\0';
 			while (!strstr(mbuf, AST_CLI_COMPLETE_EOF) && res != -1) {
@@ -2425,11 +2432,11 @@ static void ast_remotecontrol(char * data)
 		pid = -1;
 	if (!data) {
 		snprintf(tmp, sizeof(tmp), "core set verbose atleast %d", option_verbose);
-		fdprint(ast_consock, tmp);
+		fdsend(ast_consock, tmp);
 		snprintf(tmp, sizeof(tmp), "core set debug atleast %d", option_debug);
-		fdprint(ast_consock, tmp);
+		fdsend(ast_consock, tmp);
 		if (!ast_opt_mute)
-			fdprint(ast_consock, "logger mute silent");
+			fdsend(ast_consock, "logger mute silent");
 		else 
 			printf("log and verbose output currently muted ('logger mute' to unmute)\n");
 	}