diff --git a/library/server/wsf/src/request/value/wsf_uploaded_file.e b/library/server/wsf/src/request/value/wsf_uploaded_file.e
index 4907ecea..98912d5a 100644
--- a/library/server/wsf/src/request/value/wsf_uploaded_file.e
+++ b/library/server/wsf/src/request/value/wsf_uploaded_file.e
@@ -136,8 +136,8 @@ feature -- Conversion
 						s := f.last_string
 						if s.is_empty then
 							done := True
-							a_target.append (s)
 						else
+							a_target.append (s)
 							done := f.exhausted or f.end_of_file
 						end
 					end