diff --git a/almalinux/gitutils/common.py b/almalinux/gitutils/common.py
index 34e2fa9..f61bd28 100644
--- a/almalinux/gitutils/common.py
+++ b/almalinux/gitutils/common.py
@@ -112,6 +112,8 @@ def iter_metadata(metadata_path: str) -> Iterator[Tuple[str, str, str]]:
     """
     with open(metadata_path, 'r') as fd:
         for line in fd:
+            if not line.strip():
+                continue
             checksum, file_path = extract_checksum_and_file_path(line)
             checksum_type = detect_checksum_type(checksum)
             yield file_path, checksum, checksum_type