diff --git a/apps/app_authenticate.c b/apps/app_authenticate.c
index 408de55f88..d700741bf5 100644
--- a/apps/app_authenticate.c
+++ b/apps/app_authenticate.c
@@ -150,11 +150,11 @@ static int auth_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, void *data)
 			for (;;) {
 				size_t len;
 
-				fgets(buf, sizeof(buf), f);
-
 				if (feof(f))
 					break;
 
+				fgets(buf, sizeof(buf), f);
+
 				if (ast_strlen_zero(buf))
 					continue;