diff --git a/.local/bin/clear-buildah b/.local/bin/clear-buildah
index 591aebd..5492177 100755
--- a/.local/bin/clear-buildah
+++ b/.local/bin/clear-buildah
@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@
 set -euo pipefail
 IFS=$'\n\t'
 
-buildah_containers="$(buildah list | tail --lines +2 | cut --delimiter ' ' --fields 1)"
-if [ -z "${buildah_containers}" ]; then
+containers_raw="$(buildah list | tail --lines +2 | cut --delimiter ' ' --fields 1)"
+if [ -z "${containers_raw}" ]; then
     echo "No containers to remove"
 else
-    buildah rm "${buildah_containers}"
+    readarray -t containers <<< "${containers_raw}"
+    buildah rm "${containers[@]}"
 fi
diff --git a/.local/bin/temper b/.local/bin/temper
index 2fb087f..25eb8c2 100755
--- a/.local/bin/temper
+++ b/.local/bin/temper
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ fi
 editor_cmd="$(default_editor)"
 echo "Editing using the command \"${editor_cmd}\""
 
-IFS=' ' read -r -a editor <<< "${editor_cmd}"
+IFS=' ' readarray -t editor <<< "${editor_cmd}"
 
 orig_file="$1"
 tempfile="$(mktemp)"