diff --git a/backend/src/dependencies/store.py b/backend/src/dependencies/store.py
index 6556a7dd2..229f5b9c5 100644
--- a/backend/src/dependencies/store.py
+++ b/backend/src/dependencies/store.py
@@ -145,8 +145,12 @@ def get_progress_amount():
         if nextline == b"" and process.poll() is not None:
             break
         line = nextline.decode("utf-8").strip()
+        if not line:
+            continue
+
         if logger is not None and not line.startswith("Progress:"):
             logger.info(line)
+
         # The Collecting step of pip. It tells us what package is being installed.
         if "Collecting" in line:
             match = COLLECTING_REGEX.search(line)