diff --git a/src/common/io/read.c b/src/common/io/read.c
index 7473f5ae9..3eca18d1c 100644
--- a/src/common/io/read.c
+++ b/src/common/io/read.c
@@ -216,11 +216,11 @@ Read linefeed-terminated string
 The entire string to search for must fit within a single buffer.
 ***********************************************************************************************************************************/
 String *
-ioReadLine(IoRead *this)
+ioReadLineParam(IoRead *this, bool allowEof)
 {
     FUNCTION_LOG_BEGIN(logLevelTrace);
         FUNCTION_LOG_PARAM(IO_READ, this);
-        FUNCTION_LOG_PARAM(BUFFER, this->output);
+        FUNCTION_LOG_PARAM(BOOL, allowEof);
     FUNCTION_LOG_END();
 
     ASSERT(this != NULL);
@@ -269,9 +269,14 @@ ioReadLine(IoRead *this)
                 THROW_FMT(FileReadError, "unable to find line in %zu byte buffer", bufSize(this->output));
 
             if (ioReadEof(this))
-                THROW(FileReadError, "unexpected eof while reading line");
-
-            ioReadInternal(this, this->output, false);
+            {
+                if (allowEof)
+                    result = strNewN((char *)bufPtr(this->output), bufUsed(this->output));
+                else
+                    THROW(FileReadError, "unexpected eof while reading line");
+            }
+            else
+                ioReadInternal(this, this->output, false);
         }
     }
     while (result == NULL);
@@ -279,6 +284,19 @@ ioReadLine(IoRead *this)
     FUNCTION_LOG_RETURN(STRING, result);
 }
 
+/***********************************************************************************************************************************
+Read linefeed-terminated string and error on eof
+***********************************************************************************************************************************/
+String *
+ioReadLine(IoRead *this)
+{
+    FUNCTION_LOG_BEGIN(logLevelTrace);
+        FUNCTION_LOG_PARAM(IO_READ, this);
+    FUNCTION_LOG_END();
+
+    FUNCTION_LOG_RETURN(STRING, ioReadLineParam(this, false));
+}
+
 /***********************************************************************************************************************************
 Close the IO
 ***********************************************************************************************************************************/
diff --git a/src/common/io/read.h b/src/common/io/read.h
index 29f324da0..d0da91e39 100644
--- a/src/common/io/read.h
+++ b/src/common/io/read.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ Functions
 bool ioReadOpen(IoRead *this);
 size_t ioRead(IoRead *this, Buffer *buffer);
 String *ioReadLine(IoRead *this);
+String *ioReadLineParam(IoRead *this, bool allowEof);
 void ioReadClose(IoRead *this);
 
 /***********************************************************************************************************************************
diff --git a/test/src/module/common/ioTest.c b/test/src/module/common/ioTest.c
index 92314f67c..c3d48c956 100644
--- a/test/src/module/common/ioTest.c
+++ b/test/src/module/common/ioTest.c
@@ -431,6 +431,11 @@ testRun(void)
         ioReadOpen(read);
         TEST_ERROR(ioReadLine(read), FileReadError, "unable to find line in 10 byte buffer");
 
+        // Read line without eof
+        read = ioBufferReadNew(BUFSTRDEF("1234"));
+        ioReadOpen(read);
+        TEST_RESULT_STR(strPtr(ioReadLineParam(read, true)), "1234", "read line without eof");
+
         // Read IO into a buffer
         // -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         ioBufferSizeSet(8);