diff --git a/nexus/lib/pwscf_postprocessors.py b/nexus/lib/pwscf_postprocessors.py
index f62b6afe2c..4c3a1fc875 100644
--- a/nexus/lib/pwscf_postprocessors.py
+++ b/nexus/lib/pwscf_postprocessors.py
@@ -217,6 +217,10 @@ def read_text(self,text):
         for line in lines:
             tokens = line.split(',')
             for t in tokens:
+                t = t.strip()
+                if len(t)==0:
+                    continue
+                #end if
                 name,value = t.split('=')
                 name  = name.strip()
                 value = value.strip()