diff --git a/scripts/repo-add.sh.in b/scripts/repo-add.sh.in
index 39137f97..4656f270 100644
--- a/scripts/repo-add.sh.in
+++ b/scripts/repo-add.sh.in
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ db_write_entry() {
 
 	# read info from the zipped package
 	local line var val
-	while read -r line; do
+	while read -r line || [[ -n $line ]]; do
 		[[ ${line:0:1} = '#' ]] && continue
 		IFS=' =' read -r var val < <(printf '%s\n' "$line")