diff --git a/check_router_reboot.jl b/check_router_reboot.jl
index 84d13d9..84d3240 100644
--- a/check_router_reboot.jl
+++ b/check_router_reboot.jl
@@ -328,19 +328,33 @@ function perform_check!(st::State)
   # println(5)
 end
 
-
 function limitTextFileLines(LogFilePath::String; maxlines::Integer=100)
   log = readlines(LogFilePath)
-  if length(log) < (maxlines - 1)
+  total_lines = length(log)
+  if total_lines < maxlines
     return nothing
   end
+  exceeding_row = total_lines - maxlines  # can be 0 or more
+  reduced_lines = log[exceeding_row+2:end]
   reducedLog = ""
-  for i in log[end-(maxlines-1):end]
+  for i in reduced_lines
     reducedLog = reducedLog * i * "\n"
   end
   write(LogFilePath, reducedLog)
 end
 
+# function limitTextFileLines(LogFilePath::String; maxlines::Integer=100)
+#   log = readlines(LogFilePath)
+#   if length(log) < (maxlines - 1)
+#     return nothing
+#   end
+#   reducedLog = ""
+#   for i in log[end-(maxlines-1):end]
+#     reducedLog = reducedLog * i * "\n"
+#   end
+#   write(LogFilePath, reducedLog)
+# end
+
 # Main loop: runs indefinitely every CHECK_INTERVAL_SECS
 function main_loop()
     # Ensure log file exists