diff --git a/src/cgi.cpp b/src/cgi.cpp
index 921c1e9..b9e178a 100644
--- a/src/cgi.cpp
+++ b/src/cgi.cpp
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ bool is_spam(const entry_type &entry)
         string line;
         while (getline(file, line))
         {
-            if (regex_search(entry.description, regex{line}))
+            if (!line.empty() && regex_search(entry.description, regex{line}))
             {
                 return true;
             }