diff --git a/plugins/generic/filesystem.py b/plugins/generic/filesystem.py
index 027a59dd6..0165ea3ca 100644
--- a/plugins/generic/filesystem.py
+++ b/plugins/generic/filesystem.py
@@ -294,7 +294,8 @@ class Filesystem:
                     else:
                         chunk = ""
 
-                newFileContent += chunk
+                if chunk:
+                    newFileContent += chunk
 
             fileContent = newFileContent