diff --git a/puppet/production/site/custom_libs/lib/facter/os_release.rb b/puppet/production/site/custom_libs/lib/facter/os_release.rb
index c3f50f2..1b3e883 100644
--- a/puppet/production/site/custom_libs/lib/facter/os_release.rb
+++ b/puppet/production/site/custom_libs/lib/facter/os_release.rb
@@ -7,10 +7,12 @@ Facter.add(:os_release) do
       os_release_hash = {}
       File.open(file_path, 'r') do |file|
         file.each_line do |line|
-          line_data = line.split('=')
-          key = line_data[0].downcase
-          value = line_data[1].strip.gsub(/(^\")|(\"$)/, '')
-          os_release_hash[key] = value
+          unless line.nil? or line.strip.length.eql? 0
+            line_data = line.split('=')
+            key = line_data[0].downcase
+            value = line_data[1].strip.gsub(/(^\")|(\"$)/, '')
+            os_release_hash[key] = value
+          end
         end
       end
       os_release_hash