diff --git a/themes/atomic/atomic.theme.bash b/themes/atomic/atomic.theme.bash
index fb4e15af..caf488c7 100644
--- a/themes/atomic/atomic.theme.bash
+++ b/themes/atomic/atomic.theme.bash
@@ -226,16 +226,16 @@ _atomic_completion() {
 	segments="battery clock exitcode python ruby scm sudo todo"
 	case "${_action}" in
 		show)
-			read -r -a COMPREPLY <<< "$(compgen -W "${segments}" -- "${cur}")"
+			while IFS='' read -r line; do COMPREPLY+=("$line"); done < <(compgen -W "${segments}" -- "${cur}")
 			return 0
 			;;
 		hide)
-			read -r -a COMPREPLY <<< "$(compgen -W "${segments}" -- "${cur}")"
+			while IFS='' read -r line; do COMPREPLY+=("$line"); done < <(compgen -W "${segments}" -- "${cur}")
 			return 0
 			;;
 	esac
 
-	read -r -a COMPREPLY <<< "$(compgen -W "${actions}" -- "${cur}")"
+	while IFS='' read -r line; do COMPREPLY+=("$line"); done < <(compgen -W "${actions}" -- "${cur}")
 	return 0
 }