diff --git a/lib/read.sh b/lib/read.sh
index 812e663..d26e4ed 100644
--- a/lib/read.sh
+++ b/lib/read.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 read LINE </dev/tty
-echo -n $LINE
+printf '%s' "$LINE"
 exit 0
diff --git a/lib/readline-sync.js b/lib/readline-sync.js
index 649b7be..a44e6e6 100644
--- a/lib/readline-sync.js
+++ b/lib/readline-sync.js
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ function _readlineShell() {
     // The quote (") is escaped by node before parsed by shell. Then use ENV{Q}.
     shellPath = 'cmd.exe';
     args = ['/V:ON', '/S', '/C', '%Q%' + __dirname + '\\read.bat%Q% >%Q%' + pathStdout +
-      '%Q% & (ECHO !ERRORLEVEL!)>%Q%' + pathStatus + '%Q% & (ECHO 1)>%Q%' + pathDone + '%Q%'];
+      '%Q% & (echo !ERRORLEVEL!)>%Q%' + pathStatus + '%Q% & (echo 1)>%Q%' + pathDone + '%Q%'];
   } else {
     shellPath = '/bin/sh';
     args = ['-c', '(' + shellPath + ' "' + __dirname + '/read.sh") >"' + pathStdout +
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f3653b4..817ae6a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "readline-sync",
   "description": "Synchronous Readline",
-  "version": "0.2.4",
+  "version": "0.2.5",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/anseki/readline-sync",
   "author": {
     "name": "anseki"