diff --git a/src/babashka/impl/clojure/main.clj b/src/babashka/impl/clojure/main.clj
index 1e8ac7a4..aea9726e 100644
--- a/src/babashka/impl/clojure/main.clj
+++ b/src/babashka/impl/clojure/main.clj
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
     babashka.impl.clojure.main
   (:refer-clojure :exclude [with-bindings]))
 
+(set! *warn-on-reflection* true)
+
 (defn demunge
   "Given a string representation of a fn class,
   as in a stack trace element, returns a readable version."
diff --git a/src/babashka/impl/repl.clj b/src/babashka/impl/repl.clj
index 73b2267f..1ae3cebb 100644
--- a/src/babashka/impl/repl.clj
+++ b/src/babashka/impl/repl.clj
@@ -38,11 +38,18 @@
                              (str ":" line ":" column))"]"))))
       (sio/flush))))
 
+(defn skip-if-eol
+  "Inspired by skip-if-eol from clojure.main."
+  [s]
+  (let [c (r/read-char s)]
+    (when-not (= c \newline)
+      (r/unread s c))))
+
 (defn repl
   "REPL with predefined hooks for attachable socket server."
   ([sci-ctx] (repl sci-ctx nil))
   ([sci-ctx {:keys [:init :read :eval :need-prompt :prompt :flush :print :caught]}]
-   (let [in (r/indexing-push-back-reader (r/push-back-reader @sci/in))]
+   (let [in @sci/in #_(r/indexing-push-back-reader (r/push-back-reader @sci/in))]
      (m/repl
       :init (or init
                 (fn []
@@ -57,6 +64,7 @@
       :read (or read
                 (fn [_request-prompt request-exit]
                   (let [v (parser/parse-next sci-ctx in)]
+                    (skip-if-eol in)
                     (if (or (identical? :repl/quit v)
                             (identical? :repl/exit v)
                             (identical? parser/eof v))
diff --git a/test/babashka/impl/repl_test.clj b/test/babashka/impl/repl_test.clj
index a1bd730b..c82b12ca 100644
--- a/test/babashka/impl/repl_test.clj
+++ b/test/babashka/impl/repl_test.clj
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@
   (assert-repl "1\n(dec *1)(+ *2 *2)" "2")
   (assert-repl "1\n(dec *1)(+ *2 *2)" "2")
   (assert-repl "*command-line-args*" "[\"a\" \"b\" \"c\"]")
+  (assert-repl "(read-line)hello" "hello")
+  (assert-repl "(read-line)\nhello" "hello")
   (assert-repl-error "(+ 1 nil)" "NullPointerException")
   (assert-repl-error "(/ 1 0) (pst 1)" "Divide by zero\n\tclojure.lang.Numbers"))