diff --git a/engine/lint-report.md b/engine/lint-report.md
index 16a3429..290b67a 100644
--- a/engine/lint-report.md
+++ b/engine/lint-report.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Vault Lint Report
 
-Generated: 2026-07-12T18:00:14Z  |  Docs scanned: 105  |  Elapsed: 0.0s
+Generated: 2026-07-13T00:00:34Z  |  Docs scanned: 105  |  Elapsed: 0.0s
 
 ## Summary
 
diff --git a/engine/sweep.sh b/engine/sweep.sh
index 2d1109c..bba37f0 100755
--- a/engine/sweep.sh
+++ b/engine/sweep.sh
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ if [ "$OPT_ALL" -eq 1 ] || [ ! -f "$LAST_SWEEP" ]; then
     else
         echo "    Mode: no .last-sweep marker found — treating as first run (full scan)"
     fi
-    while IFS= read -r -d  f; do
+    while IFS= read -r -d '' f; do
         # Skip archive
         if [[ "$f" == *"/archive/"* ]]; then
             continue
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ else
     LAST_TS="$(cat "$LAST_SWEEP")"
     echo "    Mode: incremental — docs modified since ${LAST_TS}"
     # Compare file mtime to .last-sweep mtime (not contents)
-    while IFS= read -r -d  f; do
+    while IFS= read -r -d '' f; do
         if [[ "$f" == *"/archive/"* ]]; then
             continue
         fi