diff --git a/ReflexToQ3/includes/v8mapparser.cpp b/ReflexToQ3/includes/v8mapparser.cpp
index 286be89..2fe0bd9 100644
--- a/ReflexToQ3/includes/v8mapparser.cpp
+++ b/ReflexToQ3/includes/v8mapparser.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ const bool V8MapParser::LoadMap(const char* _kpcFileName) {
 				if(!std::getline(InFile, Line))
 				{
 					bGoing = false;
+          // without this break, loop control allows the final empty string to get passed into ParseFunctions()
+          break; 
 				}
 			}
 			bAdvance = true;