diff --git a/Hsns.hs b/Hsns.hs
--- a/Hsns.hs
+++ b/Hsns.hs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
---run as root, otherwise you'll fail with an device error
+-- written by austin seipp, 2007
 module Main where
 import System.Console.GetOpt
 import System.Environment
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 
 
+
 -- our packet output format
 data PacketFmt = PacketFmt {
                    ascii       :: String,
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@
     hexadecimal = h
 }
 
-hsnsVersion = "hsns: the haskell network sniffer, version 0.5.1"
+hsnsVersion = "hsns: the haskell network sniffer, version 0.5.2"
 
 formatData :: PacketFmt -> IO ()
 formatData pf = do
@@ -39,20 +40,41 @@
     mapM_ (printf "%02.2x ") (fmtHex y)
     printf "\t\t%s\n" x
     formatData (initPktFmt x' y')
-  return ()
+
+  -- this will be called with x' and y' are finally empty,
+  -- but data still remains in our buffer
+
+  -- note: z is the difference between how many characters
+  -- we output on a 'complete' line (30) and how many
+  -- we're outputting for this 'incomplete' line (every
+  -- hex byte is of length 2 plus the trailing space
+  if (length x < 10 && length y < 10) then do
+        mapM_ (printf "%02.2x ") (fmtHex y)
+        let z = 30 - (3 * (length $ fmtHex y)) 
+        fmtIrregular z
+        printf "\t%s\n" x
+        return ()
+   else return ()
  where
   a = ascii pf
   h = hexadecimal pf
   fmtHex :: [Word8] -> [Int]
   fmtHex bytes = [ (read $ show y) | y <- bytes] :: [Int]
-  
+  fmtIrregular :: Int -> IO ()
+  fmtIrregular z = do
+    printf "\t"
+    if (z-8) > 0 then
+      fmtIrregular (z - 8)
+     else
+      return ()
+
 captcha :: PCap.PktHdr -> Ptr Word8 -> IO ()
 captcha pkth datap = do
   a  <- peekArray (fromIntegral (PCap.caplen pkth)) datap
   s  <- return $ map (\x -> if (x >= 32 && x <= 126) then x else 46) a
   s' <- return $ map (\x -> chr (read $ show x)) s
   formatData (initPktFmt s' a)
-  printf "\n"
+  printf "\n\n"
   hFlush stdout
 
 starter :: HsnsOpts -> IO ()
diff --git a/hsns.cabal b/hsns.cabal
--- a/hsns.cabal
+++ b/hsns.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name:                hsns
-Version:             0.5.1
+Version:             0.5.2
 Description:         a network sniffer written in a purely fun language
 Synopsis:            the haskell network sniffer
 Category:            Network