diff --git a/dgamelaunch.c b/dgamelaunch.c
index c43e8a5..2732fb4 100644
--- a/dgamelaunch.c
+++ b/dgamelaunch.c
@@ -315,9 +315,13 @@ loadbanner (char *fname, struct dg_banner *ban)
   while (fgets (buf, 80, bannerfile) != NULL)
     {
       char bufnew[80];
+      int slen;
 
       memset (bufnew, 0, 80);
 
+      slen = strlen(buf);
+      if ((slen > 0) && (buf[slen-1] == '\n')) buf[slen-1] = '\0';
+
       ban->len++;
       ban->lines = realloc (ban->lines, sizeof (char *) * ban->len);
 
diff --git a/examples/dgamelaunch.conf b/examples/dgamelaunch.conf
index dfc009a..dc2ca2e 100644
--- a/examples/dgamelaunch.conf
+++ b/examples/dgamelaunch.conf
@@ -133,7 +133,9 @@ menu["mainmenu_user"] {
 # the file must be inside the chroot.
         bannerfile = "dgl_menu_main_user.txt"
 # after which cursor is moved to this location
-        cursor = (5,18)
+# if cursor-definition is missing, the cursor is put
+# to the end of the last line of the banner.
+#        cursor = (5,18)
 # keys we accept. format is
 #  commands["string_of_keys"] = <commandlist>
 # for example, you could use commands["qQ"] = quit