diff --git a/node_import.inc b/node_import.inc
index 6389f6e..f3b3a2a 100644
--- a/node_import.inc
+++ b/node_import.inc
@@ -1895,7 +1895,7 @@ function node_import_read_from_file($filepath, $file_offset, $file_options) {
     }
 
     // Nothing found... read more data.
-    $start = strlen($buffer);
+//    $start = strlen($buffer);
     $buffer .= fgets($fp, $length);
   }