diff --git a/common/iso_config.go b/common/iso_config.go
index fddea5bb3..ce7e7b223 100644
--- a/common/iso_config.go
+++ b/common/iso_config.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"bufio"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
@@ -125,14 +124,11 @@ func (c *ISOConfig) Prepare(ctx *interpolate.Context) ([]string, []error) {
 }
 
 func (c *ISOConfig) parseCheckSumFile(rd *bufio.Reader) error {
+	errNotFound := fmt.Errorf("No checksum for %q found at: %s", filepath.Base(c.ISOUrls[0]), c.ISOChecksumURL)
 	for {
 		line, err := rd.ReadString('\n')
-		if err != nil {
-			if err == io.EOF {
-				return fmt.Errorf("No checksum for \"%s\" found at: %s", filepath.Base(c.ISOUrls[0]), c.ISOChecksumURL)
-			} else {
-				return fmt.Errorf("Error getting checksum from url: %s , %s", c.ISOChecksumURL, err.Error())
-			}
+		if err != nil && line == "" {
+			break
 		}
 		parts := strings.Fields(line)
 		if len(parts) < 2 {
@@ -142,7 +138,7 @@ func (c *ISOConfig) parseCheckSumFile(rd *bufio.Reader) error {
 			// BSD-style checksum
 			if parts[1] == fmt.Sprintf("(%s)", filepath.Base(c.ISOUrls[0])) {
 				c.ISOChecksum = parts[3]
-				break
+				return nil
 			}
 		} else {
 			// Standard checksum
@@ -152,9 +148,9 @@ func (c *ISOConfig) parseCheckSumFile(rd *bufio.Reader) error {
 			}
 			if parts[1] == filepath.Base(c.ISOUrls[0]) {
 				c.ISOChecksum = parts[0]
-				break
+				return nil
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	return nil
+	return errNotFound
 }
diff --git a/common/iso_config_test.go b/common/iso_config_test.go
index baaeea2b6..b7860d5f8 100644
--- a/common/iso_config_test.go
+++ b/common/iso_config_test.go
@@ -26,6 +26,14 @@ bAr0 *the-OS.iso
 baZ0  other.iso
 `
 
+var cs_bsd_style_no_newline = `
+MD5 (other.iso) = bAr
+MD5 (the-OS.iso) = baZ`
+
+var cs_gnu_style_no_newline = `
+bAr0 *the-OS.iso
+baZ0  other.iso`
+
 func TestISOConfigPrepare_ISOChecksum(t *testing.T) {
 	i := testISOConfig()
 
@@ -100,6 +108,43 @@ func TestISOConfigPrepare_ISOChecksumURL(t *testing.T) {
 	if i.ISOChecksum != "bar0" {
 		t.Fatalf("should've found \"bar0\" got: %s", i.ISOChecksum)
 	}
+
+	// Test good - ISOChecksumURL BSD style no newline
+	i = testISOConfig()
+	i.ISOChecksum = ""
+	cs_file, _ = ioutil.TempFile("", "packer-test-")
+	ioutil.WriteFile(cs_file.Name(), []byte(cs_bsd_style_no_newline), 0666)
+	i.ISOChecksumURL = fmt.Sprintf("file://%s", cs_file.Name())
+	warns, err = i.Prepare(nil)
+	if len(warns) > 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("bad: %#v", warns)
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("should not have error: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	if i.ISOChecksum != "baz" {
+		t.Fatalf("should've found \"baz\" got: %s", i.ISOChecksum)
+	}
+
+	// Test good - ISOChecksumURL GNU style no newline
+	i = testISOConfig()
+	i.ISOChecksum = ""
+	cs_file, _ = ioutil.TempFile("", "packer-test-")
+	ioutil.WriteFile(cs_file.Name(), []byte(cs_gnu_style_no_newline), 0666)
+	i.ISOChecksumURL = fmt.Sprintf("file://%s", cs_file.Name())
+	warns, err = i.Prepare(nil)
+	if len(warns) > 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("bad: %#v", warns)
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("should not have error: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	if i.ISOChecksum != "bar0" {
+		t.Fatalf("should've found \"bar0\" got: %s", i.ISOChecksum)
+	}
+
 }
 
 func TestISOConfigPrepare_ISOChecksumType(t *testing.T) {