diff --git a/nimph.nimble b/nimph.nimble
index b7273ba..25ae311 100644
--- a/nimph.nimble
+++ b/nimph.nimble
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-version = "0.8.8"
+version = "0.8.9"
 author = "disruptek"
 description = "nim package handler from the future"
 license = "MIT"
diff --git a/src/nimph/config.nim b/src/nimph/config.nim
index 9f8142b..291bcce 100644
--- a/src/nimph/config.nim
+++ b/src/nimph/config.nim
@@ -229,8 +229,11 @@ proc parseProjectCfg*(input: Target): ProjectCfgParsed =
       result.why = &"config file {input} doesn't exist"
       break success
 
-    let
+    var
       content = readFile($input)
+    if not content.endsWith("\n"):
+      content &= "\n"
+    let
       peggy = peg "document":
         nl <- ?'\r' * '\n'
         white <- {'\t', ' '}