X-Git-Url: https://code.delx.au/offlineimap/blobdiff_plain/cd04e2e03ed92b0d2d41d32a279a82e28611ced4..b18f55a7e2dcbdcb5cfa05d0a2f0e61e688f6de8:/offlineimap/folder/LocalStatus.py

diff --git a/offlineimap/folder/LocalStatus.py b/offlineimap/folder/LocalStatus.py
index 5057cc1..8ba5bb8 100644
--- a/offlineimap/folder/LocalStatus.py
+++ b/offlineimap/folder/LocalStatus.py
@@ -67,6 +67,11 @@ class LocalStatusFolder(BaseFolder):
         file = open(self.filename, "rt")
         self.messagelist = {}
         line = file.readline().strip()
+        if not line and not line.read()
+            # The status file is empty - should not have happened,
+            # but somehow did.
+            file.close()
+            return
         assert(line == magicline)
         for line in file.xreadlines():
             line = line.strip()