diff --git a/lib/DAV/plugins/auth/file.js b/lib/DAV/plugins/auth/file.js
index 73e52b38..f9de5c5d 100644
--- a/lib/DAV/plugins/auth/file.js
+++ b/lib/DAV/plugins/auth/file.js
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ function jsDAV_Auth_Backend_File(filename) {
                 return cbloadfile(err);
 
             data.split("\n").forEach(function(line) {
+                if( '' == line ) /* ignore empty lines (including one at end of file) */
+                    cbloadfile();
+
                 var parts = line.split(":");
                 if (line.length !== 3) 
                     cbloadfile(new Exc.jsDAV_Exception("Malformed htdigest file. Every line should contain 2 colons"));