diff --git a/nxscript.c b/nxscript.c
index 810417cf..b8c41ef3 100644
--- a/nxscript.c
+++ b/nxscript.c
@@ -1516,6 +1516,7 @@ static int SPutPadding(void *message, void *userData)
       for(i = strlen(pPtr); i < len-1; i++){
 	pPtr[i] = ' ';
       }
+      pPtr[len-1] = '!';
       free(self->v.v.text);
       self->v.v.text = pPtr;
     }
@@ -1635,7 +1636,7 @@ static void configurePutPipe()
   AppendMPFilter(putPipe,SGetData, NULL,NULL);
   AppendMPFilter(putPipe,GetDefString, NULL,NULL);
   AppendMPFilter(putPipe,SPutAddType, NULL,NULL);
-  /*  AppendMPFilter(putPipe,SPutPadding, NULL,NULL); */
+  AppendMPFilter(putPipe,SPutPadding, NULL,NULL); 
   AppendMPFilter(putPipe,SPutDim, NULL,NULL);
   AppendMPFilter(putPipe,SPutWrite, NULL,NULL);
 }
diff --git a/sllinux_def b/sllinux_def
index 0ebae7a9..5916803b 100644
--- a/sllinux_def
+++ b/sllinux_def
@@ -12,4 +12,5 @@ MFLAGS=-f makefile_linux$(DUMMY)
 HDFROOT=/afs/psi.ch/project/sinq/sl6
 TCLINC=.
 
-DBG= -g -fstack-protector-all
+#DBG= -g -fstack-protector-all
+DBG= -g