diff --git a/src/db/dbTest.c b/src/db/dbTest.c
index 587b1df23..ed0111a69 100644
--- a/src/db/dbTest.c
+++ b/src/db/dbTest.c
@@ -950,7 +950,9 @@ static void printBuffer(
         }
         else {
             for (i = 0; i < no_elements; i+= MAXLINE - 5) {
-                sprintf(pmsg, " \"%.*s\"", MAXLINE - 5, (char *)pbuffer + i);
+                int width = no_elements - i;
+                if (width > MAXLINE - 5) width = MAXLINE - 5;
+                sprintf(pmsg, " \"%.*s\"", width, (char *)pbuffer + i);
                 if (i + MAXLINE - 5 < no_elements) strcat(pmsg, " +");
                 dbpr_msgOut(pMsgBuff, tab_size);
             }