diff --git a/bin/cbedit b/bin/cbedit
index 04a4167..91ecd5e 100755
--- a/bin/cbedit
+++ b/bin/cbedit
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ set -euo pipefail
 # trailing newlines.
 #
 # https://stackoverflow.com/a/7359879/2472163
-cbpaste | vipe | sed -e :a -e '/^\n*$/{$d;N;};/\n$/ba' | cbcopy
+cbpaste | vipe | sed -e :a -e '/^\n*$/{$d;N;};/\n$/ba' | sponge | cbcopy