diff --git a/python/obitools3/parsers/fastq.pyx b/python/obitools3/parsers/fastq.pyx
index df0a278..735ece0 100755
--- a/python/obitools3/parsers/fastq.pyx
+++ b/python/obitools3/parsers/fastq.pyx
@@ -103,7 +103,11 @@ def fastqWithQualityIterator(lineiterator,
         yield seq
 
         read+=1
-        hline = next(i)
+        try:
+            hline = next(i)
+        except StopIteration:
+            return
+
     
 
 def fastqWithoutQualityIterator(lineiterator, 
@@ -174,5 +178,7 @@ def fastqWithoutQualityIterator(lineiterator,
         yield seq
     
         read+=1
-        hline = next(i)
-        
+        try:
+            hline = next(i)
+        except StopIteration:
+            return        
diff --git a/python/obitools3/parsers/tab.pyx b/python/obitools3/parsers/tab.pyx
index 1a1c9c8..3964189 100755
--- a/python/obitools3/parsers/tab.pyx
+++ b/python/obitools3/parsers/tab.pyx
@@ -99,7 +99,10 @@ def tabIterator(lineiterator,
         
         read+=1
         
-        line = next(iterator)
+        try:
+            line = next(iterator)
+        except StopIteration:
+            return 
     
         
         
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diff --git a/python/obitools3/version.py b/python/obitools3/version.py
index 2e35bb5..7f93f41 100755
--- a/python/obitools3/version.py
+++ b/python/obitools3/version.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 major = 3
 minor = 0
-serial= '1b24'
+serial= '1b25'
 
 version ="%d.%d.%s" % (major,minor,serial)