diff --git a/1986/hague/README.md b/1986/hague/README.md
index 9b01d231f..333fe3139 100644
--- a/1986/hague/README.md
+++ b/1986/hague/README.md
@@ -16,14 +16,14 @@ it is worth having as an alternate version.
 ## To run:
 
 ```sh
-./hague
+./hague 2>/dev/null
 # enter some text
 ```
 
 ## Try:
 
 ```sh
-./hague
+./hague 2>/dev/null
 IOCCC
 International Obfuscated C Code Contest
 Jim Hague
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Jim Hague
 Also try:
 
 ```sh
-echo IOCCC | ./hague
+echo IOCCC | ./hague 2>/dev/null
 ```
 
 ### Alternate code:
diff --git a/1986/hague/hague.c b/1986/hague/hague.c
index c5dc9dba3..bf43532b3 100644
--- a/1986/hague/hague.c
+++ b/1986/hague/hague.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #define DITDAH	*
 #define	DAHDIT	for
 #define	DIT_DAH	malloc
-#define DAH_DIT	fgets
+#define DAH_DIT	gets
 #define	_DAHDIT	char
 _DAHDIT _DAH_[]="ETIANMSURWDKGOHVFaLaPJBXCYZQb54a3d2f16g7c8a90l?e'b.s;i,d:"
 ;main			DIT			DAH{_DAHDIT
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ DITDAH			_DIT,DITDAH		DAH_,DITDAH DIT_,
 DITDAH			_DIT_,DITDAH		DIT_DAH DIT
 DAH,DITDAH		DAH_DIT DIT		DAH;DAHDIT
 DIT _DIT=DIT_DAH	DIT 81			DAH,DIT_=_DIT
-__DAH;_DIT=DAH_DIT	DIT _DIT,81,stdin	DAH,_DIT[strlen(_DIT)-1]='\0',_DIT!=NULL;__DIT
+__DAH;_DIT==DAH_DIT	DIT _DIT		DAH;__DIT
 DIT'\n'DAH DAH		DAHDIT DIT		DAH_=_DIT;DITDAH
 DAH_;__DIT		DIT			DITDAH
 _DIT_?_DAH DIT		DITDAH			DIT_ DAH:'?'DAH,__DIT