diff --git a/Misc/basic.tex b/Misc/basic.tex
index 675593cd..2098b9c1 100644
--- a/Misc/basic.tex
+++ b/Misc/basic.tex
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 % Enables retrieval of ENV variables (https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/62010/can-i-access-system-environment-variables-from-latex-for-instance-home/62032#62032)
 \usepackage{catchfile}
 \newcommand{\getenv}[2][]{%
-  \CatchFileEdef{\temp}{"|kpsewhich --var-value #2"}{}%
+  \CatchFileEdef{\temp}{"|kpsewhich --var-value #2"}{\endlinechar=-1}%
   \if\relax\detokenize{#1}\relax\temp\else\let#1\temp\fi}
 
 \getenv[\PRINT]{PRINT}