1 file changed, 1 insertion, 3 deletions
diff --git a/source/shared.c b/source/shared.c
index 84ee4c8..a5c54ee 100644
--- a/source/shared.c
+++ b/source/shared.c
@@ -724,13 +724,11 @@ char *cgit_get_mimetype_for_filename(const char *filename)
 	if (!file)
 		return NULL;
 	while (fgets(line, sizeof(line), file)) {
-		if (!line[0] || line[0] == '#')
-			continue;
 		// A line of a mime.types file is one type followed by every
 		// extension that maps to it.
 		string_list_split_in_place(&fields, line, " \t\r\n", -1);
 		string_list_remove_empty_items(&fields, 0);
-		if (!fields.nr) {
+		if (!fields.nr || fields.items[0].string[0] == '#') {
 			string_list_clear(&fields, 0);
 			continue;
 		}