diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 157f24f..8c51429 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ use runner::CapturedOutput;
 
 mod quote;
 mod runner;
+mod tap_stream;
 
 #[derive(Parser)]
 /// Tool to run a command, capture its output, and send it to ntfy.
@@ -113,13 +114,13 @@ fn format_post_body(output: CapturedOutput) -> String {
 
     if !output.stdout.is_empty() {
         fragments.push("==================== STDOUT ====================".to_string());
-        fragments.push(output.stdout);
+        fragments.push(String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout).into_owned());
         fragments.push("\n".to_string());
     }
 
     if !output.stderr.is_empty() {
         fragments.push("==================== STDERR ====================".to_string());
-        fragments.push(output.stderr);
+        fragments.push(String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr).into_owned());
         fragments.push("\n".to_string());
     }
 
diff --git a/src/runner.rs b/src/runner.rs
index 2f87ff6..33b4dd3 100644
--- a/src/runner.rs
+++ b/src/runner.rs
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
+use crate::tap_stream::{ReadOrWrite, TapStream};
 use std::process::{ExitStatus, Stdio};
-use tokio::io::{AsyncBufReadExt, BufReader};
 use tokio::process::Command;
-use tokio::select;
+use tokio::{io, select};
 
 pub enum CaptureError {
-    Spawn(std::io::Error),
-    Stdout(std::io::Error),
-    Stderr(std::io::Error),
-    Wait(std::io::Error),
+    Spawn(io::Error),
+    Stdout(io::Error),
+    Stderr(io::Error),
+    Wait(io::Error),
 }
 
 pub struct CapturedOutput {
     pub status: Option<ExitStatus>,
-    pub stdout: String,
-    pub stderr: String,
+    pub stdout: Vec<u8>,
+    pub stderr: Vec<u8>,
     pub errors: Vec<CaptureError>,
 }
 
@@ -38,40 +38,50 @@ pub async fn run_forward_and_capture(cmdline: &Vec<String>) -> CapturedOutput {
         Err(error) => {
             return CapturedOutput {
                 status: None,
-                stdout: "".to_string(),
-                stderr: "".to_string(),
+                stdout: vec![],
+                stderr: vec![],
                 errors: vec![CaptureError::Spawn(error)],
             }
         }
     };
 
-    let mut stdout_stream = BufReader::new(child.stdout.take().unwrap()).lines();
-    let mut stderr_stream = BufReader::new(child.stderr.take().unwrap()).lines();
+    let mut stdout_tap = TapStream::new(child.stdout.take().unwrap(), io::stdout());
+    let mut stderr_tap = TapStream::new(child.stderr.take().unwrap(), io::stderr());
 
-    let mut stdout_buffer = Vec::new();
-    let mut stderr_buffer = Vec::new();
+    let mut stdout = vec![];
+    let mut stderr = vec![];
     let mut errors = Vec::new();
 
+    let mut stdout_eof = false;
+    let mut stderr_eof = false;
+    let mut maybe_status: Option<ExitStatus> = None;
+
     let status = loop {
         select! {
-            line = stdout_stream.next_line() => match line {
-                Ok(Some(line)) => {
-                    println!("{}", line);
-                    stdout_buffer.push(line);
+            result = stdout_tap.step(), if !stdout_eof => match result {
+                Ok(ReadOrWrite::Read(bytes)) => stdout.extend_from_slice(bytes),
+                Ok(ReadOrWrite::Written) => (),
+                Ok(ReadOrWrite::EOF) => match (stderr_eof, maybe_status) {
+                    (true, Some(status)) => break status,
+                    _ => stdout_eof = true,
                 },
-                Ok(None) => (),
                 Err(error) => errors.push(CaptureError::Stdout(error)),
             },
-            line = stderr_stream.next_line() => match line {
-                Ok(Some(line)) => {
-                    eprintln!("{}", line);
-                    stderr_buffer.push(line);
+            result = stderr_tap.step(), if !stderr_eof => match result {
+                Ok(ReadOrWrite::Read(bytes)) => stderr.extend_from_slice(bytes),
+                Ok(ReadOrWrite::Written) => (),
+                Ok(ReadOrWrite::EOF) => match (stdout_eof, maybe_status) {
+                    (true, Some(status)) => break status,
+                    _ => stderr_eof = true,
                 },
-                Ok(None) => (),
                 Err(error) => errors.push(CaptureError::Stderr(error)),
             },
-            status = child.wait() => match status {
-                Ok(status) => break status,
+            status = child.wait(), if maybe_status.is_none() => match status {
+                Ok(status) => if stdout_eof && stderr_eof {
+                    break status;
+                } else {
+                    maybe_status = Some(status);
+                },
                 Err(error) => errors.push(CaptureError::Wait(error)),
             }
         }
@@ -79,8 +89,8 @@ pub async fn run_forward_and_capture(cmdline: &Vec<String>) -> CapturedOutput {
 
     CapturedOutput {
         status: Some(status),
-        stdout: stdout_buffer.join("\n").to_string(),
-        stderr: stderr_buffer.join("\n").to_string(),
+        stdout,
+        stderr,
         errors,
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/tap_stream.rs b/src/tap_stream.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..20bbbfb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tap_stream.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+use std::io;
+use tokio::io::{AsyncRead, AsyncReadExt, AsyncWrite, AsyncWriteExt};
+
+const BUF_SIZE: usize = 16384;
+
+pub struct TapStream<R: AsyncRead + Unpin, W: AsyncWrite + Unpin> {
+    source: R,
+    target: W,
+    buffer: [u8; BUF_SIZE],
+    buf_start: usize,
+    buf_end: usize,
+}
+
+pub enum ReadOrWrite<'a> {
+    Read(&'a [u8]),
+    Written,
+    EOF,
+}
+
+impl<R: AsyncRead + Unpin, W: AsyncWrite + Unpin> TapStream<R, W> {
+    pub fn new(source: R, target: W) -> TapStream<R, W> {
+        TapStream {
+            source,
+            target,
+            buffer: [0; BUF_SIZE],
+            buf_start: 0,
+            buf_end: 0,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub async fn step(&mut self) -> io::Result<ReadOrWrite> {
+        if self.buf_start == self.buf_end {
+            let bytes = self.source.read(&mut self.buffer[..]).await?;
+            self.buf_start = 0;
+            self.buf_end = bytes;
+
+            Ok(if bytes == 0 {
+                ReadOrWrite::EOF
+            } else {
+                ReadOrWrite::Read(&self.buffer[0..bytes])
+            })
+        } else {
+            let bytes = self
+                .target
+                .write(&self.buffer[self.buf_start..self.buf_end])
+                .await?;
+
+            self.buf_start += bytes;
+            Ok(ReadOrWrite::Written)
+        }
+    }
+}