diff --git a/library/cloud/docker_image b/library/cloud/docker_image
index 5fcdfad573..c2ae423fe9 100644
--- a/library/cloud/docker_image
+++ b/library/cloud/docker_image
@@ -137,6 +137,9 @@ class DockerImageManager:
         self.changed = True
 
         for chunk in stream:
+            if not chunk:
+                continue
+
             chunk_json = json.loads(chunk)
 
             if 'error' in chunk_json: