diff --git a/conf_test.go b/conf_test.go
index 51b6aae..073235b 100644
--- a/conf_test.go
+++ b/conf_test.go
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ active = false
 
 [service-1]
 port = 443
-url = http://%(host)s/something`
+url = http://%(host)s/something
+`
 
 type stringtest struct {
 	section string
diff --git a/read.go b/read.go
index 644c59a..b7a83e7 100644
--- a/read.go
+++ b/read.go
@@ -49,11 +49,18 @@ func (c *ConfigFile) Read(reader io.Reader) (err os.Error) {
 	section = "default"
 	for {
 		l, buferr := buf.ReadString('\n') // parse line-by-line
-		if buferr != nil && buferr != os.EOF {
-			return err
+		l = strings.TrimSpace(l)
+
+		if buferr != nil {
+			if buferr != os.EOF {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			if len(l) == 0 {
+				break
+			}
 		}
 
-		l = strings.TrimSpace(l)
 		// switch written for readability (not performance)
 		switch {
 		case len(l) == 0: // empty line