diff --git a/examples/samplesshd-cb.c b/examples/samplesshd-cb.c
index 8bc70c47..c0758a2e 100644
--- a/examples/samplesshd-cb.c
+++ b/examples/samplesshd-cb.c
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ clients must be made or how a client should react.
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 
+#ifdef _WIN32
+#include <io.h>
+#endif
+
 #ifndef KEYS_FOLDER
 #ifdef _WIN32
 #define KEYS_FOLDER
@@ -241,7 +245,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv){
         .channel_open_request_session_function = new_session_channel
     };
 
-    char buf[2048];
+    char buf[2049];
     int i;
     int r;
 
@@ -297,19 +301,24 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv){
     } else
         printf("Authenticated and got a channel\n");
     do{
-        i=ssh_channel_read(chan,buf, 2048, 0);
+        i=ssh_channel_read(chan, buf, sizeof(buf) - 1, 0);
         if(i>0) {
-            ssh_channel_write(chan, buf, i);
-            if (write(1,buf,i) < 0) {
-                printf("error writing to buffer\n");
+            if (ssh_channel_write(chan, buf, i) == SSH_ERROR) {
+                printf("error writing to channel\n");
                 return 1;
             }
+
+            buf[i] = '\0';
+            printf("%s", buf);
+            fflush(stdout);
+
             if (buf[0] == '\x0d') {
-                if (write(1, "\n", 1) < 0) {
-                    printf("error writing to buffer\n");
+                if (ssh_channel_write(chan, "\n", 1) == SSH_ERROR) {
+                    printf("error writing to channel\n");
                     return 1;
                 }
-                ssh_channel_write(chan, "\n", 1);
+
+                printf("\n");
             }
         }
     } while (i>0);