diff --git a/src/common/file_descriptor.rs b/src/common/file_descriptor.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..33019a6bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/common/file_descriptor.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+use std::ffi::CString;
+use std::io;
+use std::io::Error;
+use std::io::ErrorKind;
+use std::io::Read;
+
+pub struct FileDescriptor(libc::c_int);
+
+impl FileDescriptor {
+    pub fn new(file_descriptor_number: libc::c_int) -> FileDescriptor {
+        FileDescriptor(file_descriptor_number)
+    }
+}
+
+impl Read for FileDescriptor {
+    fn read(&mut self, buf: &mut [u8]) -> io::Result<usize> {
+        let file_descriptor: libc::c_int = self.0;
+        let count =
+            unsafe { libc::read(file_descriptor, buf.as_mut_ptr() as *mut libc::c_void, 1) };
+        if count < 0 {
+            Err(Error::new(ErrorKind::Other, "read error"))
+        } else {
+            Ok(count as usize)
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/common/mod.rs b/src/common/mod.rs
index 8694cd5f7..63a6bd39f 100644
--- a/src/common/mod.rs
+++ b/src/common/mod.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 pub mod mmap;
 pub mod slice;
 
+mod file_descriptor;
 #[cfg(test)]
 pub mod stdio;
diff --git a/src/common/stdio.rs b/src/common/stdio.rs
index 26d72c431..8e26c67ce 100644
--- a/src/common/stdio.rs
+++ b/src/common/stdio.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
+use crate::common::file_descriptor::FileDescriptor;
 use libc;
-use std::fs::File;
+use std::io::BufReader;
 use std::io::Read;
-use std::os::unix::io::FromRawFd;
 
 // A struct to hold the references to the base stdout and the captured one
 pub struct StdioCapturer {
@@ -17,7 +17,15 @@ pub struct StdioCapturer {
 impl StdioCapturer {
     fn pipe() -> (libc::c_int, libc::c_int) {
         let mut fds = [0; 2];
+
+        #[cfg(not(target_os = "windows"))]
         assert_eq!(unsafe { libc::pipe(fds.as_mut_ptr()) }, 0);
+        #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
+        assert_eq!(
+            unsafe { libc::pipe(fds.as_mut_ptr(), 1000, libc::O_TEXT) },
+            0
+        );
+
         (fds[0], fds[1])
     }
 
@@ -28,9 +36,6 @@ impl StdioCapturer {
         let (stdout_reader, stdout_writer) = Self::pipe();
         let (stderr_reader, stderr_writer) = Self::pipe();
 
-        // std::io::stdout().flush().unwrap();
-        // std::io::stderr().flush().unwrap();
-
         assert!(unsafe { libc::dup2(stdout_writer, libc::STDOUT_FILENO) } > -1);
         assert!(unsafe { libc::dup2(stderr_writer, libc::STDERR_FILENO) } > -1);
 
@@ -48,28 +53,23 @@ impl StdioCapturer {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn end(self) -> (String, String) {
+    pub fn end(self) -> Result<(String, String), std::io::Error> {
         // The Stdio passed into the Command took over (and closed) std{out, err}
         // so we should restore them as they were.
 
         assert!(unsafe { libc::dup2(self.stdout_backup, libc::STDOUT_FILENO) } > -1);
         assert!(unsafe { libc::dup2(self.stderr_backup, libc::STDERR_FILENO) } > -1);
 
-        // assert_eq!(unsafe { libc::close(self.stdout_backup) }, 0);
-        // assert_eq!(unsafe { libc::close(self.stderr_backup) }, 0);
+        let fd = FileDescriptor::new(self.stdout_reader);
+        let mut reader = BufReader::new(fd);
+        let mut stdout_read = "".to_string();
+        let _ = reader.read_to_string(&mut stdout_read)?;
 
-        let mut stdout_read = String::new();
-        let mut stdout_file: File = unsafe { FromRawFd::from_raw_fd(self.stdout_reader) };
-        stdout_file
-            .read_to_string(&mut stdout_read)
-            .expect("failed to read from stdout file");
+        let fd = FileDescriptor::new(self.stderr_reader);
+        let mut reader = BufReader::new(fd);
+        let mut stderr_read = "".to_string();
+        let _ = reader.read_to_string(&mut stderr_read)?;
 
-        let mut stderr_read = String::new();
-        let mut stderr_file: File = unsafe { FromRawFd::from_raw_fd(self.stderr_reader) };
-        stderr_file
-            .read_to_string(&mut stderr_read)
-            .expect("failed to read from stdout file");
-
-        (stdout_read, stderr_read)
+        Ok((stdout_read, stderr_read))
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/emtests/_common.rs b/src/emtests/_common.rs
index 75604d2d2..78b169f54 100644
--- a/src/emtests/_common.rs
+++ b/src/emtests/_common.rs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ macro_rules! assert_emscripten_output {
             $args,
         )
         .unwrap();
-        let output = capturer.end().0;
+        let output = capturer.end().unwrap().0;
         let expected_output = include_str!($expected);
         assert_eq!(output, expected_output);
     }};