diff --git a/lib/src/journal/file.c b/lib/src/journal/file.c
index f86619e..5b2e514 100644
--- a/lib/src/journal/file.c
+++ b/lib/src/journal/file.c
@@ -250,6 +250,7 @@ static EDErrorCode ed_journal_file_load(EDJournalFile *self,
             g_free(line);
             line = NULL;
             linelen = 0;
+            continue;
         }
 
         entry = ed_journal_entry_new_parse(line, NULL);