diff --git a/wikiteam3/dumpgenerator/api/page_titles.py b/wikiteam3/dumpgenerator/api/page_titles.py
index c5d8eabb..76b5b0b1 100644
--- a/wikiteam3/dumpgenerator/api/page_titles.py
+++ b/wikiteam3/dumpgenerator/api/page_titles.py
@@ -270,14 +270,23 @@ def read_titles(config: Config, session: requests.Session, start: Optional[str]=
     )
 
     seeking = start is not None
+    """ If True, we are looking for the `start` title to start reading from """
+    end_reached = False
     with open(f"{config.path}/{titles_filename}", encoding="utf-8") as f:
         for line in f:
             title = line.strip()
+
             if title == "--END--":
-                break
-            elif seeking and title != start:
+                end_reached = True
+            else:
+                end_reached = False
+
+            if seeking and title != start:
                 continue
             else:
                 seeking = False
 
             yield title
+
+    if not end_reached:
+        raise EOFError("End of file flag `--END--` not found in the last line")
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