diff --git a/libretro-buildbot-recipe.sh b/libretro-buildbot-recipe.sh
index 8f2ee4c1..14232852 100755
--- a/libretro-buildbot-recipe.sh
+++ b/libretro-buildbot-recipe.sh
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ ENTRY_ID=""
 
 # ----- read variables from recipe config -----
 while read line; do
+	[ -z "${line}" ] && continue
 	KEY=`echo $line | cut -f 1 -d " "`
 	VALUE=`echo $line | cut -f 2 -d " "`
 	rm -f -- "$TMPDIR/vars"
diff --git a/recipes/linux/cores-linux-x64-generic.conf b/recipes/linux/cores-linux-x64-generic.conf
index bac57f85..2efe9fb2 100644
--- a/recipes/linux/cores-linux-x64-generic.conf
+++ b/recipes/linux/cores-linux-x64-generic.conf
@@ -5,4 +5,3 @@ CORE_JOB YES
 MAKE make
 CMAKE cmake
 PATH /usr/lib/ccache
-