diff --git a/index/index.go b/index/index.go
index abe7ae39..8b773690 100644
--- a/index/index.go
+++ b/index/index.go
@@ -242,32 +242,40 @@ func isTextFile(filename string) (bool, error) {
 
 	buf = buf[:n]
 
-	res, validSize := validUTF8(buf)
-	// if remaining non valid less than utf8.UTFMax probably we are read part of rune just assume it's valid
-	if n == filePeekSize && n-validSize < utf8.UTFMax {
-		res = true
+	if n < filePeekSize {
+		// read the whole file, must be valid.
+		return utf8.Valid(buf), nil
 	}
-	return res, nil
+
+	// read a prefix, allow trailing partial runes.
+	return validUTF8IgnoringPartialTrailingRune(buf), nil
+
 }
 
-// copy paste from go source https://golang.org/src/unicode/utf8/utf8.go?s=9677:9702#L387, with valid bytes size
-func validUTF8(p []byte) (bool, int) {
+// Determines if the buffer contains valid UTF8 encoded string data. The buffer is assumed
+// to be a prefix of a larger buffer so if the buffer ends with the start of a rune, it
+// is still considered valid.
+//
+// Basic logic copied from https://golang.org/pkg/unicode/utf8/#Valid
+func validUTF8IgnoringPartialTrailingRune(p []byte) bool {
 	i := 0
-	for i < len(p) {
+	n := len(p)
+
+	for i < n {
 		if p[i] < utf8.RuneSelf {
 			i++
 		} else {
 			_, size := utf8.DecodeRune(p[i:])
 			if size == 1 {
-				// All valid runes of size 1 (those
-				// below RuneSelf) were handled above.
-				// This must be a RuneError.
-				return false, i
+				// All valid runes of size 1 (those below RuneSelf) were handled above. This must be a RuneError.
+				// If we're encountering this error within UTFMax of the end and the current byte could be a
+				// valid start, we'll just ignore the assumed partial rune.
+				return n-i < utf8.UTFMax && utf8.RuneStart(p[i])
 			}
 			i += size
 		}
 	}
-	return true, i
+	return true
 }
 
 func addFileToIndex(ix *index.IndexWriter, dst, src, path string) (string, error) {