diff --git a/wipe.pl b/wipe.pl
index 779a47e..c2ad783 100755
--- a/wipe.pl
+++ b/wipe.pl
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use Digest::MD5 "md5_base64";
 use POSIX;
 use v5.10;
 
-$| = 0; #turn off IO buffering
+$| = 1; #turn off IO buffering
 
 # set CONFIRMATION_PHRASE to anything falsy (like zero) if you are a fast and
 # loose badass and you don't need no stinkin' safety net.