diff --git a/aviary/scripts/singlem_reads.py b/aviary/scripts/singlem_reads.py
index 2220bb06..a23913ef 100644
--- a/aviary/scripts/singlem_reads.py
+++ b/aviary/scripts/singlem_reads.py
@@ -177,8 +177,8 @@ def _check_processes(self, max_processes: int, logf):
         while len(self.process_queue) > max_processes:
             for i, (p, f) in enumerate(self.process_queue):
                 if p.poll() is not None:
-                    f.seek(0)
-                    logf.write(f.read())
+                    for line in f:
+                        logf.write(line)
                     f.close()
                     self.process_queue.pop(i)
                     break