diff --git a/src/client.c b/src/client.c
index f131bda..57863a4 100644
--- a/src/client.c
+++ b/src/client.c
@@ -128,11 +128,16 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 
   while (1) {
     fputs("f2b >> ", stdout);
-    fgets(line, sizeof(line) - 1, stdin);
-    if (feof(stdin)) {
-      fputc('\n', stdout);
+    if (!fgets(line, sizeof(line) - 1, stdin)) {
+      if (feof(stdin)) {
+        fputc('\n', stdout);
+      } else {
+        fputs("read error\n", stdout);
+      }
       break;
     }
+    if (line[0] == '\n')
+      continue;
     handle_cmd(line);
   }