diff --git a/lib/plato.js b/lib/plato.js
index 59ec8a63..59543726 100644
--- a/lib/plato.js
+++ b/lib/plato.js
@@ -100,8 +100,8 @@ exports.inspect = function(files, outputDir, options, done) {
 
         var fileShort = file.replace(commonBasePath, '');
         var fileSafe = fileShort.replace(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/g,'_');
-        var source = fs.readFileSync(file).toString().trim();
-        if (!source) {
+        var source = fs.readFileSync(file).toString();
+        if (!source.trim()) {
           log.info('Not parsing empty file "%s"', file);
           return;
         }