1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/CIL/Utils.pm b/lib/CIL/Utils.pm
index e9611cf..47f7ada 100644
--- a/lib/CIL/Utils.pm
+++ b/lib/CIL/Utils.pm
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ sub parse_cil_file {
     my ($class, $filename, $last_field) = @_;
 
     my @lines = read_file($filename);
-    return unless @lines;
+    return {} unless @lines;
 
     return $class->parse_from_lines( $last_field, @lines );
 }