diff --git a/anyoption.cpp b/anyoption.cpp
index 3d8492e..1d2356a 100644
--- a/anyoption.cpp
+++ b/anyoption.cpp
@@ -792,7 +792,7 @@ char *AnyOption::getArgv(int index) const {
 bool AnyOption::processFile() {
   if (!(valueStoreOK() && FileSet()))
     return false;
-  return (consumeFile(readFile()));
+  return hasoptions = (consumeFile(readFile()));
 }
 
 bool AnyOption::processFile(const char *_filename) {