diff --git a/include/znc/FileUtils.h b/include/znc/FileUtils.h
index f404bd5c..7476813a 100644
--- a/include/znc/FileUtils.h
+++ b/include/znc/FileUtils.h
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ class CFile {
     bool Open(const CString& sFileName, int iFlags = O_RDONLY,
               mode_t iMode = 0644);
     bool Open(int iFlags = O_RDONLY, mode_t iMode = 0644);
-    ssize_t Read(char* pszBuffer, int iBytes);
+    [[nodiscard]] ssize_t Read(char* pszBuffer, int iBytes);
     bool ReadLine(CString& sData, const CString& sDelimiter = "\n");
     bool ReadFile(CString& sData, size_t iMaxSize = 512 * 1024);
     ssize_t Write(const char* pszBuffer, size_t iBytes);
diff --git a/modules/identfile.cpp b/modules/identfile.cpp
index 63700f5b..7ad55240 100644
--- a/modules/identfile.cpp
+++ b/modules/identfile.cpp
@@ -111,10 +111,7 @@ class CIdentFileModule : public CModule {
             return false;
         }
 
-        char buf[1024];
-        memset((char*)buf, 0, 1024);
-        m_pISpoofLockFile->Read(buf, 1024);
-        m_sOrigISpoof = buf;
+        m_pISpoofLockFile->ReadFile(m_sOrigISpoof);
 
         if (!m_pISpoofLockFile->Seek(0) || !m_pISpoofLockFile->Truncate()) {
             delete m_pISpoofLockFile;