diff --git a/kitty/rc/send_text.py b/kitty/rc/send_text.py
index 6067efc03..c61675ba2 100644
--- a/kitty/rc/send_text.py
+++ b/kitty/rc/send_text.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 # License: GPLv3 Copyright: 2020, Kovid Goyal <kovid at kovidgoyal.net>
 
 import base64
-import os
 import sys
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, List, Optional, Union
 
@@ -73,7 +72,7 @@ Do not send text to the active window, even if it is one of the matched windows.
                     while keep_going:
                         if not tty.wait_till_read_available():
                             break
-                        data = os.read(tty.tty_fd, limit)
+                        data = tty.read(limit)
                         if not data:
                             break
                         decoded_data = data.decode('utf-8')
diff --git a/kitty/utils.py b/kitty/utils.py
index a05970566..0a3d4bc9c 100644
--- a/kitty/utils.py
+++ b/kitty/utils.py
@@ -461,6 +461,9 @@ class TTYIO:
         rd = select.select([self.tty_fd], [], [])[0]
         return bool(rd)
 
+    def read(self, limit: int) -> bytes:
+        return os.read(self.tty_fd, limit)
+
     def send(self, data: Union[str, bytes, Iterable[Union[str, bytes]]]) -> None:
         if isinstance(data, (str, bytes)):
             write_all(self.tty_fd, data)