diff --git a/IPython/zmq/parallel/client.py b/IPython/zmq/parallel/client.py
index bceceb9..fcd3cfe 100644
--- a/IPython/zmq/parallel/client.py
+++ b/IPython/zmq/parallel/client.py
@@ -378,7 +378,8 @@ class Client(HasTraits):
     def ids(self):
         """Always up-to-date ids property."""
         self._flush_notifications()
-        return self._ids
+        # always copy:
+        return list(self._ids)
         
     def close(self):
         if self._closed:
@@ -878,8 +879,10 @@ class Client(HasTraits):
                 default: self.block
         
         """
-        with open(filename, 'rb') as f:
-            code = f.read()
+        with open(filename, 'r') as f:
+            # add newline in case of trailing indented whitespace
+            # which will cause SyntaxError
+            code = f.read()+'\n'
         return self.execute(code, targets=targets, block=block)
     
     def _maybe_raise(self, result):
diff --git a/IPython/zmq/parallel/tests/test_client.py b/IPython/zmq/parallel/tests/test_client.py
index 21ff03b..27f2863 100644
--- a/IPython/zmq/parallel/tests/test_client.py
+++ b/IPython/zmq/parallel/tests/test_client.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import time
+from tempfile import mktemp
 
 import nose.tools as nt
 
@@ -162,4 +163,25 @@ class TestClient(ClusterTestCase):
         self.assertEquals(ahr.get(), ar.get())
         ar2 = self.client.get_result(ar.msg_ids)
         self.assertFalse(isinstance(ar2, AsyncHubResult))
+    
+    def test_ids_list(self):
+        """test client.ids"""
+        self.add_engines(2)
+        ids = self.client.ids
+        self.assertEquals(ids, self.client._ids)
+        self.assertFalse(ids is self.client._ids)
+        ids.remove(ids[-1])
+        self.assertNotEquals(ids, self.client._ids)
+    
+    def test_arun_newline(self):
+        """test that run appends newline to files"""
+        tmpfile = mktemp()
+        with open(tmpfile, 'w') as f:
+            f.write("""def g():
+                return 5
+                """)
+        v = self.client[-1]
+        v.run(tmpfile, block=True)
+        self.assertEquals(v.apply_sync_bound(lambda : g()), 5)
+
         
\ No newline at end of file