diff --git a/util/gzipwrap.py b/util/gzipwrap.py
index c44615b73..e34fa5745 100644
--- a/util/gzipwrap.py
+++ b/util/gzipwrap.py
@@ -11,12 +11,9 @@ class GzipWrap(object):
     self.is_done = False
     
   def read(self, size=-1):
-    if self.is_done:
-      return ''
-
     # If the buffer already has enough bytes, then simply pop them off of
     # the beginning and return them.
-    if len(self.buffer) >= size:
+    if len(self.buffer) >= size or self.is_done:
       ret = self.buffer[0:size]
       self.buffer = self.buffer[size:]
       return ret