diff --git a/openerp/tools/translate.py b/openerp/tools/translate.py
index 4e9ffecb3aa..1c53b47beff 100644
--- a/openerp/tools/translate.py
+++ b/openerp/tools/translate.py
@@ -329,6 +329,8 @@ class TinyPoFile(object):
                 elif line.startswith('#,') and (line[2:].strip() == 'fuzzy'):
                     fuzzy = True
                 line = self.lines.pop(0).strip()
+            if not self.lines:
+                raise StopIteration()
             while not line:
                 # allow empty lines between comments and msgid
                 line = self.lines.pop(0).strip()