diff --git a/gaboshlib/g_array.sh b/gaboshlib/g_array.sh
index e21a2a8..79bdd02 100644
--- a/gaboshlib/g_array.sh
+++ b/gaboshlib/g_array.sh
@@ -2,14 +2,19 @@ function g_array {
   local g_filename=$1
   local g_arrayname=$2
   local g_delimeter=$3
+  local g_array
 
   [ -n "$g_delimeter" ] && g_delimeter="-d${g_delimeter}"
   if [ -f "$g_filename" ]
   then
-    mapfile $g_delimeter -tn 0 $g_arrayname < "$g_filename"
+    mapfile $g_delimeter -tn 0 g_array < "$g_filename"
   else
-    mapfile $g_delimeter -tn 0 $g_arrayname <<< "$g_filename"
+    mapfile $g_delimeter -tn 0 g_array <<< "$g_filename"
   fi
+  
+  # remove newlines
+  g_array=("${g_array[@]%$'\n'}")
+  declare -n $g_arrayname=g_array
 
 }