diff --git a/hooks/copyright.py b/hooks/copyright.py
index 103fef9d0d8e08069239f98b9b7dc32114faf6bb..7a20d409a85a0ec44c8899ecea7e97318bff0c55 100755
--- a/hooks/copyright.py
+++ b/hooks/copyright.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
-#  Copyright 2021  Dominik Sekotill <dom.sekotill@kodo.org.uk>
+#  Copyright 2021, 2022  Dominik Sekotill <dom.sekotill@kodo.org.uk>
 #
 #  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 #  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ def get_file_years(paths: List[Path]) -> Dict[Path, str]:
 	cmd.extend(p.as_posix() for p in paths)
 	proc = run(cmd, stdout=PIPE, check=True)
 
-	regex = re.compile(br'(?P<year>[0-9]{4,})(?:\n|\r|\r\n)(?P<files>.*?)\x00\x00')
+	regex = re.compile(br'(?P<year>[0-9]{4,})(?:\n|\r|\r\n)(?P<files>.*?)(\x00\x00|$)')
 	for match in regex.finditer(proc.stdout):
 		year = match.group('year').decode()
 		for path in split_paths(match.group('files')):