diff --git a/src/ManageSieve/Client.php b/src/ManageSieve/Client.php
index 236fc17..b755520 100644
--- a/src/ManageSieve/Client.php
+++ b/src/ManageSieve/Client.php
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ private function readLine() {
 
             try {
                 $nval = \fread($this->sock, $this->readSize);
-                if ($nval === false) {
+                if ($nval === false || $nval === "") {
                     break;
                 }
                 $this->readBuffer .= $nval;